n.
- A woman's hairstyle formed by sweeping the hair straight up from the forehead into a high, turned-back roll.
- A man's hairstyle with the hair brushed up from the forehead.
[After the Marquise de POMPADOUR.]
Dictionary:
pom·pa·dour (pŏm'pə-dôr', -dōr')
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[After the Marquise de POMPADOUR.]
| Wordsmith Words: 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.
| WordNet: pompadour |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead
The verb pompadour has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
style women's hair in a pompadour
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| Translations: Pompadour |
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
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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