buffant

plural buffants

1. Synonym of buffont.

   Bodice and train of rich white glace silk, tastefully trimmed with buffants of tulle and bouquets of variegated venustus; [...]

   1854, The Court Journal: Gazette of the Fashionable World, Literature, Music, and the Fine Arts, page 198

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   Skirts took a moderate size and even court hoops were but panniers hung on either side of the hips. Short jackets with close half-sleeves were worn with the neck and breast covered with a cambric buffant [...]

   1922, Hugh Chisholm, Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, page 243

   Synonyms: buffont