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Pompadour

Pompadour Meaning & Definition
Pompadour Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pompadour?

[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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pompadour: Jeanne Antoinette Poisson | Marquise de Pompdour

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pompadour:

See Also | coiffure | hair style | hairdo | marchioness | marquise | style

Pompadour In Webster's Dictionary

\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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