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buffonts

buffonts is the plural of buffont.

Meaning of buffont

Noun

buffont (plural buffonts)

  1. (historical) 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.
    • A [...] white ribbon was tied round her scraggy neck, while a buffont attempted to cover her bosom as flat as a deal board, [...]1782, The Hibernian Magazine, Or, Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge, page 91

Questions about buffonts

What is buffonts the plural of?
Buffonts is the plural of buffont.

Words near buffonts in the dictionary

  1. buffonized
  2. buffonizes
  3. buffonizing
  4. buffons
  5. buffont
  6. buffonts
  7. buffoon
  8. buffooned
  9. buffooneries
  10. buffoonerous
  11. buffoonery

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