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Noun: pompadour  'póm-pu,dor
  1. A hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead
    "Elvis Presley was famous for his iconic pompadour"
Verb: pompadour  'póm-pu,dor
  1. Style women's hair in a pompadour
    "The hairdresser pompadoured her client's hair for the 1950s-themed party"
Noun: Pompadour  'póm-pu,dor
  1. French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764)
    - Madame de Pompadour, Marquise de Pompadour, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson

Derived forms: pompadoured, pompadouring, pompadours

Type of: coif, coiffure, do [informal], hair style, hairdo [informal], hairstyle, marchioness, marquise, style

Encyclopedia: Pompadour