buffant

Synonym of buffont.

Noun

  1. Synonym of buffont.
    • Bodice and train of rich white glace silk, tastefully trimmed with buffants of tulle and bouquets of variegated venustus; [...] - 1854, The Court Journal: Gazette of the Fashionable World, Literature, Music, and the...
    • Skirts took a moderate size and even court hoops were but panniers hung on either side of the hips. Short jackets with close half-sleeves were worn with the neck and breast covered with a cambric buffant [...] - 1922,...

    Synonyms: buffont

Forms

buffants