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coiffure

noun

kwä-ˈfyu̇r

Definition of coiffure

as in hairdo

a style or arrangement of hair with his flashy suit and carefully sculpted coiffure, he looks like a slick car dealer

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Recent Examples of coiffure Kendall Jenner’s blonde coiffure owes something to Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Monroe. — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 11 Feb. 2026 His hair is the kind of shaggy that suggests abject neglect more than overpriced Hollywood coiffure. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025 This Filipino man with the coiffure of Elvis and the timbre of Adele was singing a song with lyrics that cut frenetically between South Asian languages. — Gaar Adams october 3, Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025 The hairstylist counts Zendaya, Cynthia Erivo, Lil Nas X, Michaela Coel, Serena Williams, and Shaboozey among his clientele, with his work often blurring the lines between coiffure and couture. — Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coiffure

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Noun

The way to achieve the hairdo is by focusing the volume at the crown of the head.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
And that includes taking his signature hairdo and slapping it on an airline.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of hairdo

Noun

To this day, there are white club kids in New York who are in the club talking in black-ccents and wearing imitations of black people’s hairstyles.

— Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
But as Huettl had the social media savvy to keep posting her hairstyles for the internet to see, what started out as a small bonding moment soon became a viral sensation.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hairstyle

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The department said all three victims are in the same family and that an argument over a haircut escalated into a physical altercation, during which police said guns were drawn and shots were fired.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
The butterfly haircut Farrah Fawcett’s layers are still going strong almost half a century on.

— Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of haircut

Noun

Next to her, Deary sported the quintessential Gen Z slicked-back ponytail, parted in the middle and bristle-brushed back from the sides of her head.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Ross also grabbed the woman by her ponytail and slammed her against the wall, causing injuries to her face and lip, according to the report.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

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