HyperDic: pompadour

English > 3 senses of the word Pompadour / pompadour:
NOUNperson Pompadour, Marquise de Pompadour, Jeanne Antoinette PoissonFrench noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764)
bodypompadoura hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead
VERBbodypompadourstyle women's hair in a pompadour
Pompadour / pompadour > pronunciation
Soundspaa'mpahdaor
Rhymesabhor ... Zocor: 121 rhymes with aor...
English > Pompadour: 3 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningFrench noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764).
SynonymsMarquise de Pompadour, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson
Instance ofmarchioness, marquiseA noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
SpanishJeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour
CatalanJeanne Antoinette Poisson
English > pompadour: 3 senses > noun 2, body
MeaningA hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead.
Broaderhairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure, coifThe arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
Verbspompadourstyle women's hair in a pompadour
English > pompadour: 3 senses > verb 1, body
Meaningstyle women's hair in a pompadour.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broaderstylemake consistent with a certain fashion or style
Nounspompadoura hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead

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