Definition of coiffure Coiffure

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We found 6 definitions of coiffure from 5 different sources.

What does coiffure mean?

WordNet

Noun
coiffure - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
		hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coif
		hair a filamentous projection or process on an organism
		rat any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
		beehive a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
		bouffant a woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance
		haircut the act of cutting the hair
		curl, whorl, ringlet, lock American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)
		afro, afro hairdo a rounded thickly curled hairdo
		bang, fringe a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
		bob a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"
		wave a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
		tress, braid, plait, twist trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
		chignon a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck
		marcel a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron
		pageboy a smooth hair style with the ends of the hair curled inward
		pompadour a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead
		ponytail a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail
		roach European freshwater food fish having a greenish back
		scalp lock a long tuft of hair left on top of the shaven head
Verb
coiffure - arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
		dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe
		neaten, groom care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"
		bob cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!"
		wave set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"
		curry, groom, dress treat by incorporating fat; "curry tanned leather"