GRE Word List
COIFFURE
a style or manner of arranging the hair
The meaning of the word coiffure is a style or manner of arranging the hair.
Random words
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| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
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| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
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| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
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