Pompadour Definition

pŏmpə-dôr
noun
A woman's hairdo in which the hair is swept up high from the forehead, usually over a roll.
Webster's New World
A man's hairdo in which the hair is brushed up high from the forehead.
Webster's New World

A crimson or pink colour.

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Synonyms:
  • Jeanne Antoinette Poisson
  • Marquise de Pompadour
verb
To style hair into a pompadour.
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Other Word Forms of Pompadour

Noun

Singular:
pompadour
Plural:
pompadours

Origin of Pompadour

  • From Pompadour, after Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764), mistress of Louis XV.

    From Wiktionary

  • After the Marquise de Pompadour

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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