pouf
/pʊf/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A high hair style for women consisting of a roll or pad of hair, worn up.
noun
Part of an item of clothing consisting of gathered fabric in a bunch.
noun
A ball of fabric (such as nylon monofilament netting) used for washing (as an alternative to a flannel, washcloth, sponge, etc.).
noun
A small saddle cushion worn atop the buttocks (as a fashion trend – similar to a bustle).
Dated
noun
Alternative form of puff
Example Sentences
- "Hosaka, nearly everyone agrees, is a master of detail, an artist who tends his poodles’ poufs as if they were bonsai trees from his native Japan."
- "The voice came from the end of the divan but Hermione, seated square before the fire on a low pouffe did not turn to face its suave producer."
- "Raeburn's handsome head was resting against the back of his chair; Eve sat on a pouf in front of the fire."
- "Italian Ambassador Amedeo Guillet, who makes it a practice never to eat at midday, lounged on a Moroccan pouf reading The Peter Principle."
- "Pistachio and date-filled cakes glisten under a glass cloche as customers drinking cardamom tea settle into brightly tapestried pouf chairs at the Pouya café and cultural center in Paris."
- "The same sort of blatant hypocrisy manifest in a tabloid paper notorious for its daily combination of a topless female centerfold with articles condemning the "immorality" of "poufs" and "queers.""