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coiffure

noun coif·fure \kwä-ˈfyr\

: a way of cutting and arranging someone's hair

Full Definition of COIFFURE

:  a style or manner of arranging the hair
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Origin of COIFFURE

French, from coiffer to cover with a coif, arrange (hair), from coife, from Old French
First Known Use: circa 1631

Other Fashion Terms

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

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