1869, from French bouffant, present participle of bouffer "to puff out," from Old French bouffer (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *buffare, probably ultimately imitative of puffing. As a noun by 1870. Earlier as a French word in English. First used of hairdo style 1955.
双语例句
1. Her short brown hair was curled in a puffy bouffant hairdo.
她棕色的卷卷的短发蓬松鼓起.
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2. For example, in the late 1960 s women became tired of bouffant hairstyles and sought new looks.