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Puff
Puff Puff, a.
Puffed up; vain. [R.] --Fanshawe.
PuffPuff Puff (p[u^]f), n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan.
puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. Buffet.]
1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth;
hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a
whiff. `` To every puff of wind a slave.' --Flatman.
2. Anything light and filled with air. Specifically:
(a) A puffball.
(b) a kind of light pastry.
(c) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair
with powder.
3. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially
one in a public journal.
Puff adder. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any South African viper belonging to Clotho and
allied genera. They are exceedingly venomous, and have
the power of greatly distending their bodies when
irritated. The common puff adder (Vipera, or Clotho
arietans) is the largest species, becoming over four
feet long. The plumed puff adder (C. cornuta) has a
plumelike appendage over each eye.
(b) A North American harmless snake (Heterodon
platyrrhinos) which has the power of puffing up its
body. Called also hog-nose snake, flathead,
spreading adder, and blowing adder.
Puff bird (Zo["o]l.), any bird of the genus Bucco, or
family Bucconid[ae]. They are small birds, usually with
dull-colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail
feathers. See Barbet
(b) . Puff
Puff Puff, v. t.
1. To drive with a puff, or with puffs.
The clearing north will puff the clouds away.
--Dryden.
2. To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
I puff the prostitute away. --Dryden.
3. To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate; to ruffle with
puffs; -- often with up; as, a bladder puffed with air.
The sea puffed up with winds. --Shak.
4. To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, or the like;
-- often with up.
Puffed up with military success. --Jowett
(Thucyd. )
5. To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public
attention to by praises; to praise unduly. `` Puffed with
wonderful skill.' --Macaulay.
Meaning of Puffs from wikipedia
- puff or
profiterole Curry puff
Puff pastry Puffed grain Cheese puffs,
extruded corn
snacks (and
other flavors)
Sugar Puffs, a
brand of sugar-frosted puffed...
- but many
other names and
varieties of the
pastry exist (see below).
Puff-
puffs are
generally made of
dough containing flour, yeast, sugar, butter, salt...
-
Cheese puffs,
cheese curls,
cheese balls,
cheese ball
puffs,
cheesy puffs, or corn
curls are a
puffed corn snack,
coated with a
mixture of
cheese or cheese-flavored...
-
cereal was
originally sold as
Sugar Puffs, but was re-branded in 2014. It was
labelled as
Honey Monster Sugar Puffs for a time. The
cereal is
known for...
- of corn and rice
flavored with cocoa.
Cocoa Puffs have the same
shape as Kix and Trix cereal.
Cocoa Puffs are sold in Canada,
Latin America, and Europe...
- Reese's
Puffs (formerly Reese's
Peanut Butter Puffs) is a corn-based
breakfast cereal manufactured by
General Mills inspired by Reese's
Peanut Butter...
- find
vegetarian curry puffs with
vegetables like potatoes,
carrots and
onions as fillings. Egg
puffs,
chicken puffs and Beef
puffs are also
other variants...
-
puffs have
appeared on U.S.
restaurant menus since at
least 1851. The
Wisconsin State Fair is
known for its
giant cream puffs. In Hawaii, coco
puffs (not...
- pepperoni.
Originally from Chicago,
pizza puffs can be
found at many
casual dining restaurants there.
Pizza puffs are
similar to panzerotti. They are also...
- P****ive
Underwater Fire
Control Feasibility System (or Study) (
PUFFS) was a p****ive
sonar system for submarines. It was
designated AN/BQG-4 and was primarily...
