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coiffure

[kwah-fyoor, kwa-fyr] / kwɑˈfjʊər, kwaˈfür /


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Former opposition lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung, better known as Long Hair for his coiffure, once described himself as a “Marxist revolutionary”.

From BBC ● May 29, 2024

Sporting a handsome white coiffure and an inviting tone, Ciscomani spoke warmly about his immigrant parents, the price of milk and eggs, the fight against fentanyl and the accessibility of homeownership.

From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2023

Her youthful style had given way to matronly suits, sensible shoes, quaint hats and an immutable, immovable gray coiffure.

From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2022

Medusa, the mythological creature with a snake coiffure, is a mascot of Versace.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2022

Nicole focused on the tub’s label, where a smiling black woman in pearls touched a hand to her shiny-straight coiffure.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

Both pitchers completed their coiffures with an artificial boost this season, adding hair extensions as a means of expressing their individuality.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2022

As the Great Migration took hold, African Americans were becoming more cosmopolitan, and their coiffures reflected that transformation.

From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2022

Like a wry little echo chamber, the curls of paper showcase curls of hair in the same spectrum of tones common to both coiffures and photographic prints.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2019

When she studied the photographs, Torres realized that the figures’ coiffures were all different, though based on a basic template.

From Washington Post ● May 20, 2015

Inspired by asymmetrical Indian coiffures, seventeenth-century London blades wore long, loose hanks of hair known as “lovelocks.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

La Voix, who competed in the 2024 series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, arrives at the press event in full make-up with trademark coiffured hair-do.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025

The telegenic 52-year-old is starting to show faint streaks of gray in his coiffured hair that could turn into a pleasant presidential look when the time comes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2020

Aye, came his answer, and off went his distinctive checkerboard hat to bounce amid the coiffured bundles of hair.

From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2015

It’s been a good career and a conversation starter, with people expressing surprise at her occupation, said Jones, whose blonde hair is softly coiffured and makeup tastefully applied.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2014

Her attire is rich, she wears costly jewels, and her hair is tastefully coiffured.

From The Tragedies of the Medici by Edgcumbe Staley




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