pompadour
pəˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr, -ˌdʊər noun
1.
an arrangement of a man's hair in which it is brushed up high from the forehead.
2.
an arrangement of a woman's hair in which it is raised over the forehead in a roll, sometimes over a pad.
3.
a pink or crimson color.
4.
Textiles.
a.
any fabric, as cotton or silk, having a design of small pink, blue, and sometimes gold flowers or bouquets on a white background.
b.
a fabric of the color pompadour, used for garments.
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pompadour (ˈpɒmpəˌdʊə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| an early 18th-century hairstyle for women, having the front hair arranged over a pad to give it greater height and bulk | |
| [C18: named after the Marquise de | |
| Pompadour (French pɔ̃padur) | |
| —n | |
| 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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pompadour
1887 as a men's hairstyle; 1899 as a woman's style with the hair swept up over the forehead, in allusion to Jeanne-Antionette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour (1721-64), mistress of Louis XV from 1745-50, who wore her hair in an upswept style. Used in her lifetime in ref. to various fashions, accessories,
colors, furniture, etc. The estate of Pompadour is in the Limousin region.
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