/ kwɑːˈfjʊə(r); NAmE -ˈfjʊr/ noun
(from French , formal or humorous ) the way in which a person's hair is arranged
SYN hairstyle
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: French , from coiffer arrange the hair, in Old French cover with a coif, coife headdress, from late Latin cofia helmet.