Pom·pa·dour (p m p -dôr , -d r, -d r, pô -pä-d r), 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). |
| 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. [After the Marquise de Pompadour.] |
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]
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
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| Noun | 1. |  Pompadour - French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764) |
| 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
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