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pompadour

pom·pa·dour [ pómpə dàwr, pómpə dr ] (plural pom·pa·dours)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. woman's hairstyle: a woman's hairstyle, popular in Europe in the 18th century, in which the hair is swept back high off the face over a pad

2. man's hairstyle: a man's hairstyle in which the hair is combed back off the face to form a mound above the forehead

[Mid-18th century. After the Marquise de Pompadour]
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