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puffed [pʌft] ADJ pred esp Brit inf

puffed

puffed ˈsleeves N pl

I . puff [pʌf] N

2. puff Am, Can (quilt):

Duvet nt CH

3. puff no pl Brit inf (breath):

Puste f inf

6. puff inf (praise):

Lobeshymne f fig hum
Lobgesang m fig hum

II . puff [pʌf] VB intr

III . puff [pʌf] VB trans

2. puff inf (praise):

cream ˈpuff N Am

2. cream puff fig (wimpy man):

Weichei nt

puff away VB intr

puff out VB trans

1. puff out (expand):

to puff out sth

I . puff up VB trans

1. puff up (make swell):

to puff up sth

II . puff up VB intr

ˈpuff piece N Am JOURN

puff up VB

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be puffed up with pride

Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

1830

large hats; sloping shoulders widened and accented by berthe; large, puffed sleeves;

A-line ankle-length skirts; heel-less shoes laced with ribbon

marquise.de

1830

große Hüte; breite Hängeschultern, durch Berthe überbetont; große Puffärmel;

A-förmige knöchellange Röcke; absatzlose Schuhe, mit Bändern gebunden

marquise.de

From 1933 / 34 on some modification was visible.

The silhouette of the upper part was more accented, especially the shoulders with the help of puffed sleeves, ruffles, pleats or short boleros.

An asymmetrical draping of the top passed for very stylish.

www.return2style.de

In den Jahren 1933 / 34 änderte sich durch eine stärkere Betonung des Oberkörpers die Silhouette leicht.

Die Schultern wurden durch große Puffärmel, Rüschen, Falten oder kurze Boleros betont.

Eine asymmetrische Drapierung des Oberteils galt als besonders schick.

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