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
1Other 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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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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