coiffures

noun

plural of coiffure
as in hairdos
a style or arrangement of hair with his flashy suit and carefully sculpted coiffure, he looks like a slick car dealer

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Recent Examples of coiffures This need not be a burly bully who sizes up wardrobes and coiffures to decide who would best decorate your party. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coiffures
  1. hairdos
  2. hairstyles
  3. haircuts
  4. ponytails
Noun
  • For many young girls, back-to-school season is a prime time to test out new hairdos and styles for the upcoming year.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • An homage to Catherine O’Hara featured all her iconic hairdos on the city’s Jumbotron, garnering over 3 million impressions.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of hairdos
Noun
  • The iconic Dyson Airwrap gives you salon-level hairstyles right from home, using special technology to prevent heat damage.
    — Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Half-up, half-down goddess braids One of the classic ways to keep your box braids out of your face, half-up, half-down hairstyles, which are especially stunning on curly goddess styles.
    — Eden Stuart, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of hairstyles
Noun
  • However, his proposal trims the Center’s initial $750 million ask, with other groups also taking much smaller haircuts as well.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • People wanted to bring back certain kinds of haircuts and stances and leather jackets.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of haircuts
Noun
  • High ponytails can feel like a big commitment—that's where the easy-breezy low ponytail comes in.
    — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 24 June 2026
Definition of ponytails

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