pompadour
noun
pom·pa·dour
| \ ˈpäm-pə-ˌdȯr
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Definition of pompadour
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: a man's style of hairdressing in which the hair is combed into a high mound in front
b
: a woman's style of hairdressing in which the hair is brushed into a loose full roll around the face
2
: hair dressed in a pompadour
Pompadour
biographical name
Pom·pa·dour
| \ ˈpäm-pə-ˌdȯr
, -ˌdu̇r\
, -ˌdu̇r\
Definition of Pompadour (Entry 2 of 2)
Madame de 1721–1764 Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson; mistress of Louis XV
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Other Words from pompadour
Noun
pompadoured
\ ˈpäm-pə-ˌdȯrd
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of pompadour in a Sentence
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With a towering pompadour and far-out sunglasses, Esquerita (born Eskew Reeder Jr.) resembled a rock’n’roll Liberace with his wild take on New Orleans boogie. — Tim Sommer, Billboard, "8 Queer Music Milestones You Might Not Know About," 13 Aug. 2019 Gardoki, who wears her graying hair in a pompadour and favors suspenders, met Torres five years ago and fell for her immediately. — Kate Linthicum, latimes.com, "A queer bar in Mexico City resists attacks with love," 2 July 2019 Maduagwu is forty-three, with thick braids held up in a pompadour. — Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, The New Yorker, "The Descendants of Slaves in Nigeria Fight for Equality," 11 July 2019 On one stop of the press tour, Tessa donned a powerful pompadour to match her power suit. — Jennifer Ford, Essence, "Tessa Thompson's Hairstyles Are Out Of This World," 20 June 2019 Painted in profile against a leafy background, the model, an actress known as Jane Demarsy, wears a floral pompadour dress, a cabriolet hat topped with roses and daisies and trimmed with a ruche, a dashing black scarf and long suede gloves. — Washington Post, "Édouard Manet spent his final days in excruciating pain — and creating his most thrilling art," 7 June 2019 The Chicana women who wore an early version of the style in the forties—the makeup, the tight sweaters, the zoot suits, the pompadours—were referred to as pachucas. — Carmen Maria Machado, Vogue, "A New Generation is Taking on L.A.’s Latinx Beauty Rituals," 13 Feb. 2019 His Spring 2009 collection brought together wide ranging references, from Africa to 1940s pompadours, all served up with a helping of 1970s decadence. — Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue, "Vogue Runway Did a Ten-Year Fashion Challenge: Check Out the Results Here," 30 Jan. 2019 The cover showed her head topped with an elaborate pompadour, attached to a robotic female torso in disrepair — frayed wires snaked out of arm sockets and beneath a breastplate. — Jenna Wortham, New York Times, "How Janelle Monáe Found Her Voice," 19 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pompadour.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for pompadour
pompadour
noun
English Language Learners Definition of pompadour
chiefly US
: a hairstyle worn especially by men in which the hair is combed into a high mound at the front of the head
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