Meaning of POMPADOUR
| Pronunciation: | | 'pâmpu`dowr, 'pâmpu`dûur
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- [n] a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead
- [n] French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764)
- [v] style women's hair in a pompadour
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| | Synonyms: | | Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompdour |
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| | See Also: | | coiffure, hair style, hairdo, marchioness, marquise, style | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pom"pa*dour\, n.
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.
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