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
His hair is the kind of shaggy that suggests abject neglect more than overpriced Hollywood coiffure.
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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
The parade of state champions has done it with flair, both in their performance and their coiffure.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 17 May 2025
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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
The parade of state champions has done it with flair, both in their performance and their coiffure.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coiffure
Noun
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What one needs on a breezy day might differ from during the summer or for a sleek hairdo.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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Create a Sim with clothes, jewelry, and hairdos).—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
Noun
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For the New York premiere of the biopic, Chalamet briefly went blonde, referencing Bob Dylan's hairstyle from the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.—
Swasti Singhai,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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More than a few fans of all genders sported the blonde-and-brunette halo hairstyle Liu wears, and t-shirts with her face printed upon them were plentiful.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
Noun
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From the creators of the revenge dress and the revenge haircut comes…revenge eyeliner.—
Vanessa Santos,
Glamour,
18 May 2026
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The quarterback wound up with what looked like a really bad haircut.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Stray bits of hair escaped my ponytail and stung my eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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In this case, Swift opted to let the strands of her bow hang well past her ponytail, giving the hair accessory a veil-like quality without distracting from the rest of her look.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
14 May 2026
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“Coiffure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coiffure. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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