Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pouf"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pouf \Pouf\ Pouffe \Pouffe\(p[=oo]f), n. [Written also {pouff}.]
[F. pouf. Cf. {Puff}, n.]
Lit., a puff; specif.:
(a) A soft cushion, esp. one circular in shape and not, like
a pilow, of bag form, or thin at the edges.
(b) A piece of furniture like an ottoman, generally circular
and affording cushion seats on all sides.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pouf
n 1: offensive terms for an openly homosexual man [syn: {fagot},
{faggot}, {fag}, {fairy}, {nance}, {pansy}, {queen}, {queer},
{poof}, {poove}]
2: thick cushion used as a seat [syn: {ottoman}, {pouffe}, {hassock}]
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