— bouffancy /booh"feuhn see/ , n.
/booh fahnt", booh"fahnt/ ; Fr. /booh fahonn"/ , adj.
1. puffed out; full: a bouffant skirt.
n.
2. a woman's hair style in which the hair is teased to give an overall puffed-out appearance and often combed to frame the face.
[ 1875-80; bouff ( er ) to swell + -ant -ANT) ]