buffant

English

Noun

buffant (plural buffants)

1. Synonym of buffont
   • 1854, The Court Journal: Gazette of the Fashionable World, Literature, Music, and the Fine Arts, page 198:

     Bodice and train of rich white glace silk, tastefully trimmed with buffants of tulle and bouquets of variegated venustus; [...]

   • 1922, Hugh Chisholm, Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, page 243:

     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 [...]