Glossary

Coiffure may refer to:

(1) a headdress

(2) . a style of arranging the hair; the arrangement of the hair, particularly, a woman's hair.

Coiffure also refers to hairstyle, hai r do, or hair style, examples are: Beehive like that of Amy Winehouse, Bob like that of Danni Minogue, Pigtail like that of the Sailor Moon characters.




beehive - a hairdo resembling a beehive
bouffant - a woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance
haircut - the style in which hair has been cut
lock, ringlet, whorl, curl - a strand or cluster of hair
Afro, Afro hairdo - a rounded thickly curled hairdo
bang, fringe - a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
bob - a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
wave - a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
braid, plait, tress, twist - a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
chignon - a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck
marcel - a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron
pageboy - a smooth hair style with the ends of the hair curled inward
pompadour - a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead
ponytail - a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail
roach - a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead
scalp lock - a long tuft of hair left on top of the shaven head
thatch - hair resembling thatched roofing material