coiffure (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *coiffure*:
NOUN	body	coiffure, hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coif	the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
VERB	body	coiffure, dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe	arrange attractively

English > *coiffure*: 2 senses > noun 1, body
Meaning	The arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair).
Synonyms	hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coif
Parts	lock, curl, ringlet, whorl	A strand or cluster of hair
Parts	rat	A pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
Narrower	Afro, Afro hairdo	A rounded thickly curled hairdo
	bang, fringe	A border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
	beehive	A hairdo resembling a beehive
	bob	A hair style for women and children
	bouffant	A woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance
	braid, plait, tress, twist	A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
	chignon	A roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck
	haircut	The style in which hair has been cut
	marcel	A hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron
	pageboy	A smooth hair style with the ends of the hair curled inward
	pompadour	A hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead
	ponytail	A hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail
	roach	A roll of hair brushed back from the forehead
	scalp lock	A long tuft of hair left on top of the shaven head
	thatch	hair resembling thatched roofing material
	wave	A hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
Broader	hair	A covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head)
Spanish	estilo de pelo, estilo, peinado, tocado
Catalan	pentinat
Verbs	coif, coiffure	arrange attractively

English > *coiffure*: 2 senses > verb 1, body
Meaning	arrange attractively.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	They coiffure their hair
Synonyms	dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe
Narrower	bob	cut hair in the style of a bob
Narrower	wave	set waves in
Broader	groom, neaten	care for one's external appearance
Similar to	dress, groom, curry	Give a neat appearance to
Spanish	aderezar, arreglarse el pelo, arreglar, atusar, cardar, marcar, peinar con estilo, peinar
Catalan	arranjar, arreglar, empolainar-se, empolistrar-se, endiumenjar-se
Nouns	coiffure	the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)

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