pompadour

Meanings

1. A women's hairstyle in which the hair is swept upwards from the face and worn high over the forehead.
2. A men's hairstyle of the 1950s.
3. A crimson or pink colour.
4. A corsage with low square neck.
5. A pattern for silk, with leaves and flowers in pink, blue, and gold.
6. A member of the 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot, an infantry regiment in the British Army, active from 1755 to 1881.

1. To style hair into a pompadour

Etymology

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

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