buffant
buffant noun: synonym of buffont.
Noun
buffant (plural buffants)
- 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
- 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
Synonyms of buffant
Forms of buffant
| plural | buffants |
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Questions about buffant
- What does buffant mean?
- Buffant means synonym of buffont.
- What part of speech is buffant?
- Buffant is a noun.
- What is the plural of buffant?
- The plural of buffant is buffants.
Words near buffant in the dictionary
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