Pouf (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a high headdress with the hair rolled in puffs, worn by women in the late 18th century.
  2. an arrangement of the hair over a pad; puff.
  3. a puff of material as an ornament on a dress or headdress.
  4. a broad, backless, usually round, cushionlike seat, often large enough for several people.
noun British Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. poof2.
noun
  1. a large solid cushion, usually cylindrical or cubic in shape, used as a seat
    • a woman's hair style, fashionable esp in the 18th century, in which the hair is piled up in rolled puffs
    • a pad set in the hair to make such puffs
  2. a stuffed pad worn under panniers
  3. (pʊf, puːf) British derogatory, slang less common spellings of poof
Pouf (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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