pompadour
an arrangement of a man's hair in which it is brushed up high from the forehead.
an arrangement of a woman's hair in which it is raised over the forehead in a roll, sometimes over a pad.
a pink or crimson color.
Textiles.
any fabric, as cotton or silk, having a design of small pink, blue, and sometimes gold flowers or bouquets on a white background.
a fabric of the color pompadour, used for garments.
Origin of pompadour
1Words Nearby pompadour
Other definitions for Pompadour (2 of 2)
Marquise de Jeanne Antoinette Poisson Le Normant d'Étioles, 1721–64, mistress of Louis XV of France.
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How to use pompadour in a sentence
By these standards, Eric Schneiderman is a mere fly buzzing around a thatch-roofed pompadour.
Inside the Donald Trump–Eric Schneiderman TV Food Fight | Lloyd Grove | August 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 1745, Louis XV took as mistress one of the most notorious celebrities in all of Europe, the Marquise de pompadour.
Cash teased his hair into a pompadour, swiveled his hips, amped up his drawl, and belted out a tune worthy of a quarter million.
The balustrade of a balcony in garlands a la pompadour concealed the roof; only the lead cornices were visible.
Honorine | Honore de BalzacMrs. Wilbur Edes, although small, was masterly in everything, from waving a pompadour to conducting theatricals.
The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Tall as Wilbur Edes was, he was overshadowed by that immaculate blond pompadour and that plumed picture hat.
The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins FreemanShe mechanically passed the yellow comb into her hair, without looking into the pompadour mirror.
The conquest of Rome | Matilde SeraoIt absolutely makes me shudder and reflect; but après nous le déluge was La pompadour's maxim, and should be ours.
Leonora | Maria Edgeworth
British Dictionary definitions for pompadour (1 of 2)
/ (ˈpɒmpəˌdʊə) /
an early 18th-century hairstyle for women, having the front hair arranged over a pad to give it greater height and bulk
Origin of pompadour
1British Dictionary definitions for Pompadour (2 of 2)
/ (French pɔ̃padur) /
Marquise de, title of Jeanne Antoinette Poisson. 1721–64, mistress of Louis XV of France (1745–64), whom she greatly influenced
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