pompadour

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.]

(POM-puh-dor)

noun
A hairstyle where the hair at the front is brushed up into a mound or a roll, above the forehead. Also known as quiff.

Etymology
After the Marquise de Pompadour, the title of Jeanne Antoinette Poisson (1721-1764), mistress of Louis XV of France, who popularized the style

Elvis Presley had a pompadour, so does Kim Jong Il. How to do it yourself: forevervintage.com/hair.html.

Usage
"Gil, who added extra colour with his pompadour hairpieces and red suits, was in sixth and last spot in voter surveys." — Anti-Arroyo Pact Falls Through in Philippines; Manila Bulletin (Philippines); Mar 16, 2004.

"The bridegroom wears a Hawaiian shirt. The bride is wearing a tasteful cream-colored suit. The celebrant is wearing an iridescent blue sports coat and sunglasses; his hair is combed into a pompadour." — Jane Glenn Haas; Sin City is Also the Wedding Capital of the World; Seattle Times; Feb 18, 2004.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead

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The verb pompadour has one meaning:

Meaning #1: style women's hair in a pompadour

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pompadour, højt opsat frisure
v. tr. - sætte håret højt op

Nederlands (Dutch)
hoog opgemaakt haar, stijl van omstreeks Lodewijk XV, gebloemde stof

Français (French)
n. - coiffure à la Pompadour
v. tr. - coiffer à la Pompadour

Deutsch (German)
n. - Pompadour (weibliche Frisur)
v. - sich eine Pompadour machen lassen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μπουμπάρι, κότσος

Italiano (Italian)
pompadour

Português (Portuguese)
n. - estilo de penteado (m)

Русский (Russian)
пышный начес

Español (Spanish)
n. - copete (estilo de peinado)
v. tr. - peinar al estilo Pompadour

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pompadourfrisyr

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
束发之一种, 淡红色, 往后梳的发型, 将头发往后梳

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 束發之一種, 淡紅色, 往後梳的髮型
v. tr. - 將頭髮往後梳

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 여자 머리형의 일종, 깃을 낮고 모나게 자른 여성용 웃옷
v. tr. - 폼파르도식으로 머리를 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ローズピンク, ポンパドール, ポンパドゥール夫人
adj. - ポンパドゥール夫人の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تسريحه بومبادور : تسريحه للسيدات يرفع فيها الشعر عاليا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תסרוקת נשים גבוהה (ע"ש אהובת לואי ה-51)‬
v. tr. - ‮סידר (את השיער) בסגנון זה‬

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