pompadour Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764)
Marquise de Pompadour; Jeanne Antoinette Poisson.
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noun a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead
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verb style women's hair in a pompadour
WordNet
Pom"pa*dour noun
Definitions
A crimson or pink color; also, a style of dress cut low and square in the neck; also, a mode of dressing the hair by drawing it straight back from the forehead over a roll; -- so called after the Marchioness de Pompadour of France. Also much used adjectively.
