pouf in Dutch
pouf in Dutch is poef — pouf means a women's headdress fashionable in 18th-century France.
pouf in Dutch
poef
A low cushioned seat with no back; a padded footstool. [from 19th c.]
What does "pouf" mean?
- noun A women's headdress fashionable in 18th-century France.
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noun A women's hairstyle where the hair is rolled and piled up high.
"Hosaka, nearly everyone agrees, is a master of detail, an artist who tends his poodles’ poufs as if they were bonsai trees from his native Japan."
- noun A section of a garment where the fabric is gathered together in a puffy bunch.
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noun A soft, low seat with no back, sometimes used to rest the feet on.
"Italian Ambassador Amedeo Guillet, who makes it a practice never to eat at midday, lounged on a Moroccan pouf reading The Peter Principle."
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- Hosaka, nearly everyone agrees, is a master of detail, an artist who tends his poodles’ poufs as if they were bonsai trees from his native Japan.
- Italian Ambassador Amedeo Guillet, who makes it a practice never to eat at midday, lounged on a Moroccan pouf reading The Peter Principle.
- Pistachio and date-filled cakes glisten under a glass cloche as customers drinking cardamom tea settle into brightly tapestried pouf chairs at the Pouya café and cultural center in Paris.
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What is "pouf" in Dutch?
"pouf" in Dutch is poef. pouf means: A women's headdress fashionable in 18th-century France.
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