Lexicographical Neighbors of Pouff
Literary usage of Pouff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1870)
"... that :— " A pouff of white tulle, very bouffant at the waist, u held up by a
wreath of flowers matching those on the front. ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1855)
"For instance, the Duchess of Orleans, on her first appearance at court, after
the birth of a son and heir, had on her pouff a representation in gold and ..."
3. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1880)
"3. The act of walking with a heavy step, ibid.] [To pouff, va and n. ... [pouff,
adv. With a dull, heavy blow, fall, or step, ibid. ..."
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