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Definition of: pompon
(pom′pon, Fr. pô
·pô′) noun
1. In millinery, a tuft or ball, as of feathers or ribbon.
2. The colored ball of wool on the front of a shako, or on top of a sailor's cap.
3. A variety of chrysanthemum or dahlia having a small, compact, globe–shaped flower head. [<F <MF pomper exhibit pomp <OF pompe pomp]
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