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- French · borrowed frombouffant
- English todaybuffont
From French bouffant; doublet of bouffant, which see for more.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
buffont
Today it means: An item of neckwear (a neckerchief), usually of linen, gauze, or lace, worn around the neck and puffed out over the bosom, popular from the 1750s to 1790s. Full definition →
French bouffant