Pompadour

Pom·pa·dour  (pmp-dôr, -dr, -dr, pô-pä-dr), Marquise de. Title of Jeanne Antoinette Poisson. 1721-1764.

The lover of Louis XV of France. She was blamed for establishing France's alliance with Austria, which led to the Seven Years' War (1756-1763).

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pom·pa·dour  (pmp-dôr, -dr)

n.

1. A woman's hairstyle formed by sweeping the hair straight up from the forehead into a high, turned-back roll.

2. A man's hairstyle with the hair brushed up from the forehead.

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[After the Marquise de Pompadour.]

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pompadour [ˈpɒmpəˌdʊə]

n

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) an early 18th-century hairstyle for women, having the front hair arranged over a pad to give it greater height and bulk

[named after its originator Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-64), mistress of Louis XV of France]

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Pompadour (French) [pɔ̃padur]

n

(Biographies / Pompadour, Marquise de (1721-1764) F, French, MISC: mistress) Marquise de, title of Jeanne Antoinette Poisson. 1721-64, mistress of Louis XV of France (1745-64), whom she greatly influenced

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Pompadour - French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764) Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour
	2.	pompadour - a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
Verb	1.	pompadour - style women's hair in a pompadour style - make consistent with a certain fashion or style; "Style my hair"; "style the dress"

Translations

pompadour

n (Hist) → Pompadourfrisur f