bouffant
Example Sentences
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James Whale’s 1935 freakquel, “Bride of Frankenstein,” imagined the companion briefly alive, sporting a white-streaked, electric-shocked bouffant before being killed by the Monster moments after her genesis.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
Dark lipstick and bouffant hairdos completed the look.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
His bushy moustache and black bouffant hair with a trademark white streak at the front made him one of the most recognisable - and impersonated - stars of the era on ITV.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2023
“Even as the ball rolled into the hole, she would shake her lacquered bouffant in disgust and mutter in her Southwest twang that she didn’t deserve a good score.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 27, 2022
He liked the verve of her bouffant wigs, the drawl of her native Mississippi, as well as the severe eyeglass frames that belied the warmth in her eyes.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
