pompadour: Meaning and Definition of

pom•pa•dour

1. an arrangement of a man's hair in which it is brushed up high from the forehead.
2. an arrangement of a woman's hair in which it is raised over the forehead in a roll, sometimes over a pad.
3. a pink or crimson color.
1. any fabric, as cotton or silk, having a design of small pink, blue, and sometimes gold flowers or bouquets on a white background.
2. a fabric of the color pompadour, used for garments.

Pom•pa•dour

1. (Jeanne Antoinette Poisson Le Normant d'Étioles), 1721–64, mistress of Louis XV of France.