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pompadour

noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɒmpədʊə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɒmpədɔː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈpɑːmpədɔːɹ/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: P AA1 M P AH0 D AO0 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A women's hairstyle in which the hair is swept upwards from the face and worn high over the forehead.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A men's hairstyle of the 1950s.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A crimson or pink colour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 4

A corsage with low square neck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A pattern for silk, with leaves and flowers in pink, blue, and gold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 6

A member of the 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot, an infantry regiment in the British Army, active from 1755 to 1881.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, historical, slang

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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7

verb

Meaning 7

To style hair into a pompadour

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1976-1977, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure I parted my hair back and smoothed it instead of pompadouring it.

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noun

Meaning 8

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure, coif

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noun

Meaning 9

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Marquise de Pompadour, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson

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Broader terms: marchioness, marquise

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verb

Meaning 10

style women's hair in a pompadour

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: style

History

Etymology

From French Pompadour, after Madame de Pompadour (1721–1764), mistress of Louis XV.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: banane — woman's hairstyle