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Definition of: pompadour
(pom′pə·dôr, -d
r, -dōr) noun
1. A style of arranging the hair by brushing it up from the forehead in a manner reminiscent of an 18th century style.
2. A style of bodice with low, square neck.
—adjective Characterizing anything made fashionable by the Marquise de Pompadour: pompadour silk, [after Marquise de Pompadour]
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