pompadour

pom·pa·dour

noun \ˈpäm-pə-ˌdȯr\

Definition of POMPADOUR

1

a : a man's style of hairdressing in which the hair is combed into a high mound in front

b : a woman's style of hairdressing in which the hair is brushed into a loose full roll around the face

2

: hair dressed in a pompadour

— pom·pa·doured \-ˌdȯrd\ adjective

Origin of POMPADOUR

Marquise de Pompadour

First Known Use: 1756

Pom·pa·dour

biographical name \ˈpäm-pə-ˌdȯr, -ˌdu̇r\

Definition of POMPADOUR

Madame de 1721–1764 Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson; mistress of Louis XV

Rhymes with POMPADOUR

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