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2. Bouffant - Wikipedia

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   Voluminous hairstyles like the bouffant and the pompadour became popular again among high society women in the late Victorian era, where full-bodied hair was considered an attribute of the upper socio-economic classes, leading to the use of cosmetic solutions and hairpieces to add volume to the hairstyle.

3. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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   à la short for (ellipsis of) à la manière de; in the manner of/in the style of [1]à la carte lit. "on the card, i.e. menu"; In restaurants it refers to ordering individual dishes "à la carte" rather than a fixed-price meal "menu".

4. Quiff - Wikipedia

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   The etymology of the word "quiff" is uncertain, several proposals have been suggested for its origin. [citation needed] It may owe its origin to the French word coiffe, which can mean either a hairstyle or, going further back, the mail that knights wore over their heads and under their helmets.

5. List of hairstyles - Wikipedia

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   A buzz cut, or wiffle cut, whereby the hair is very short and typically cut with manual hair clippers. Caesar cut: The Caesar cut is a men's hairstyle that is cut to a regular fade with the bangs or fringe left longer than the top length. Chonmage: A variation on the traditional topknot and tonsure of samurai in Feudal Japan, today worn by sumo ...

6. Chignon (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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   A chignon (UK: / ˈ ʃ iː n j ɒ̃ /, US: / ˈ ʃ iː n j ɒ n /, French:), from the French chignon meaning a bun, is a hairstyle characterized by wrapped hair on the back of the head. In the United States and United Kingdom, it is often used as an abbreviation of the French phrase chignon du cou, signifying a low bun worn at the nape of the ...

7. Pompadour (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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   The primary feature of the pompadour hairstyle is a large volume of hair swept upwards from the forehead Hair in this style was an essential part of the "Gibson Girl" look in the 1890s The pompadour is a hairstyle named after Madame de Pompadour (1721–1764), a mistress of King Louis XV of France. [ 1 ]

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9. Eponymous hairstyle - Wikipedia

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   Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford, originator of the short, unpowdered "Bedford Crop" in 1795, arguably the most influential innovation in hairstyles, as men's hair has mostly remained short ever since. An eponymous hairstyle is a particular hairstyle that has become fashionable during a certain period of time through its association with a ...