[syn: ottoman, pouf, pouffe, puff, hassock]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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 pillow, 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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pouf
n 1: offensive term for an openly homosexual man [syn: fagot,
faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen,
queer, poof, poove, pouf]
2: thick cushion used as a seat [syn: ottoman, pouf,
pouffe, puff, hassock]