buffont means an item of neckwear (a neckerchief), usually of linen, gauze, or lace, worn around the neck and puffed out over the bosom, popular from the 1750s to 1790s. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
buffont is pronounced /ˈbʌf.ənt/.
Etymology
From French bouffant; doublet of bouffant, which see for more.
noun
- An item of neckwear (a neckerchief), usually of linen, gauze, or lace, worn around the neck and puffed out over the bosom, popular from the 1750s to 1790s.“A [...] white ribbon was tied round her scraggy neck, while a buffont attempted to cover her bosom as flat as a deal board, [...]”