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coiffure
[-fyoorz; Fr. -fyr
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coif·fure
[kwah-fyoor; Fr. kwa-fyr] noun, plural coif·fures [-fyoorz; Fr. -fyr] , verb, coif·fured [-fyoord] , coif·fur·ing [-fyoor-ing] . noun
1.
a style of arranging or combing the hair.
2.
a head covering; headdress.
verb (used with object)
3.
to provide with a coiffure.
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Example Sentences
- She walks into the bar with her perfect little blond coiffure blown to pieces.
- She wore a leather lionlike mask and a lionlike coiffure.
- Finally, her coiffure must also embody the spirit of the age.
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| coiffure (kwɑːˈfjʊə, French kwafyr) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a hairstyle |
| 2. | an obsolete word for headdress |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to dress or arrange (the hair) |
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Word Origin & History
coiffure
"style or fashion of wearing the hair," c.1631, from Fr. coiffer (see coiffeur).
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