Definitions for pompadour
ˈpɒm pəˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr, -ˌdʊərpom·padour

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pompadour, Marquise de Pompadour, Jeanne Antoinette Poissonnoun

   French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764)

2. pompadourverb

   a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead

3. pompadourverb

   style women's hair in a pompadour

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. pompadournoun

   A woman's hairstyle, named after Madame de Pompadour.

2. pompadournoun

   A man's hairstyle of the 1950s

3. pompadourverb

   To style hair into a pompadour

4. Etymology: Eponym: After Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764), mistress of w:Louis XV.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pompadour

   A pompadour is a hairstyle in which the hair is combed up from the forehead in a high, rounded prominence, often swept back on the sides and at the rear. It is named after Madame de Pompadour, a mistress of King Louis XV of France. It has variations for both men and women and became popular in the 1950s, particularly among male celebrities like Elvis Presley.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pompadournoun

   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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pompadour

   pom′pa-dōōr, n. an 18th-century head-dress, a fashion of dressing women's hair by brushing it up from the forehead and rolling it over a cushion: a corsage with low square neck: a pattern for silk, with leaves and flowers pink, blue, and gold. [Marquise de Pompadour, 1721-64.]

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pompadour

   Both the puce colour and the dress material of this name were first popularised by Madame le Pompadour, the mistress of Louis XV.

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1. • Marquise
   • Style

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce pompadour?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pompadour in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pompadour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pompadour
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pompadour
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pompadour
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pompadour
6. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=pompadour
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=pompadour