pompon

[ pom-pon ]

noun

1. pompom ¹( def 1 ).
2. the high plume at the front of a shako.
3. Horticulture. a form of small, globe-shaped flower head that characterizes a class or type of various flowering plants, especially chrysanthemums and dahlias.
4. black margate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pompon¹

1740–50; < French; repetitive formation, apparently based on pompe pomp

Example Sentences

It came four months later, as she stood on the sidelines of a tournament basketball game, clutching a pompon in each hand.

From The Daily Beast

He flourished in one hand his red mask and in the other a pompon which he had extracted from his pocket.

From Project Gutenberg

The pig-headed prowler I saw, with my pompon missing from his shoe, and his bonne amie wearing the stolen ring.

From Project Gutenberg

The poor Pompon, exceedingly perplexed, tugged at his beard, thoughtfully gnawing wisps of it.

From Project Gutenberg

It may be, child, for anything that I know; because I do not know what part of all this frippery thy pompon is.

From Project Gutenberg

It is the most conspicuous feature of the military uniform, the plume, the pompon, which marks all kinds of military dress-hats.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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