QUIFF

Meaning of QUIFF in English

■ noun chiefly Brit. a man's tuft of hair, brushed upwards and backwards from the forehead.

Origin

C19 (orig. denoting a lock of hair plastered to the forehead): of unknown origin.

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QUIFF — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1890 a prominent forelock
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUIFF — I. ˈkwif noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of whiff 1. : a puff of tobacco smoke 2. : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUIFF — quiff 1 /kwif/ , n. , pl. quiff, quiffs . Slang. a woman, esp. one who is promiscuous. [ 1920-25; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUIFF — n. thick lock of hair that is brushed upward away from the forehead (British); sexually promiscuous woman (Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
QUIFF — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1890 British : a prominent forelock
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUIFF — [quiff] n [origin unknown] (ca. 1890) Brit: a prominent forelock
Merriam-Webster English vocab
QUIFF — quiff BrE AmE kwɪf ▷ quiffs kwɪfs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
QUIFF — / kwɪf; NAmE / noun ( especially BrE ) a piece of hair at the front of the head that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUIFF — quiff /kwɪf/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English a part of a man’s hair style where the hair stands up …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUIFF — n. Brit. 1 a man's tuft of hair, brushed upward over the forehead. 2 a curl plastered down on the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUIFF — n. Brit. 1 a man's tuft of hair, brushed upward over the forehead. 2 a curl plastered down on the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUIFF — n. Brit. 1. a man's tuft of hair, brushed upward over the forehead. 2 a curl plastered down on the …
Oxford English vocab
QUIFF — ( quiffs) If a man has a quiff , his hair has been combed upwards and backwards from his forehead. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUIFF — (~s) If a man has a ~, his hair has been combed upwards and backwards from his forehead. (mainly BRIT) …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
QUIFF — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I applied a couple of generous handfuls and styled away until my quiff was cast …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUIFF — UK, US pompadour [noun] [C] - a hairstyle, worn usually by men, in which the hair at the front of …
Cambridge English vocab
QUIFF — n. Function: noun Synonyms: GIRL 1, damsel, gal, lass, lassie, maid, maiden, miss, missy, ||quail
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
QUIFF — noun Synonyms: girl 1, damsel, gal, lass, lassie, maid, maiden, miss, missy, ||quail
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
QUIFF — сущ. челка Syn : fringe, bang, forelock челка (сленг) девка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
QUIFF — Челка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
QUIFF — n 1> чёлка 2> сл. девка
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
QUIFF — сущ.челка Syn:fringe, bang, forelock
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
QUIFF — (n) девка; челка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
QUIFF — n 1) чёлка 2) сл. девка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
QUIFF — n 1> чёлка 2> сл. девка
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
QUIFF — n. челка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
QUIFF — n. челка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
QUIFF — сущ. челка Syn: fringe , bang , forelock
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
QUIFF — сущ. челка Syn: fringe, bang, forelock
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
QUIFF — _n. челка
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
QUIFF — n. Pronunciation: ' kwif Function: noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1890 British : a prominent forelock
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
QUIFF — n. челка
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
QUIFF — челка
English-Russian Online Dictionary
QUIFF — сущ. челка Syn : fringe, bang, forelock челка (сленг) девка
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