pompadour
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈpɒmpədʊə/, /ˈpɒmpədɔː/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈpɑːmpədɔːɹ/
Noun

pompadour (plural pompadours)

  1. A women's hairstyle in which the hair is swept upwards from the face and worn high over the forehead.
  2. A men's hairstyle of the 1950s.
  3. A crimson or pink colour.
    • 1812, George Shaw, ‎James Francis Stephens, General Zoology: pt. 1. Aves (page 409)
      […] head, neck, and whole under parts fine but very deep crimson or pompadour-colour […]
  4. A corsage with low square neck.
  5. A pattern for silk, with leaves and flowers in pink, blue, and gold.
Synonyms Translations Verb

pompadour (pompadours, present participle pompadouring; past and past participle pompadoured)

  1. To style hair into a pompadour



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