coiffure

coif·fure

noun \kwä-ˈfyu̇r\

Definition of COIFFURE

: a style or manner of arranging the hair

Examples of COIFFURE

1. <with his flashy suit and carefully sculpted coiffure, he looks like a slick car dealer>

Origin of COIFFURE

French, from coiffer to cover with a coif, arrange (hair), from coife, from Old French

First Known Use: circa 1631

Related to COIFFURE

Synonyms: hairdo, cut, do, haircut, hairstyle

Related Words: Afro, conk, cornrow, dreadlocks, perm, permanent; beehive, big hair, bun, chignon, French twist, pageboy, pug, updo, upsweep; bob, buzz cut, crew cut, crop, fade, Mohawk, shag, shingle, trim; braid, pigtail, plait, ponytail, queue; comb-over, ducktail, pompadour, roach

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Other Fashion Terms

bodkin, chignon, cowlick, eau de toilette, imperial, pocket, pomander, tonsorial

Rhymes with COIFFURE

abjure, adjure, Adour, allure, amour, Ashur, assure, brochure, ceinture, cocksure, conjure, contour, couture, demure, detour, dirt-poor, endure, ensure, faubourg, for sure, Fraktur, grandeur, gravure, guipure, hachure, immure, impure, insure, inure, kultur, land-poor, langur, ligure, manure, mature, mohur, obscure, parure, perdure, procure, rondure, secure, siddur, tambour, tandoor, tenure, Uighur, unmoor, velour, velure