pompadour

Etymology
From, after Madame de Pompadour (1721–1764), mistress of Louis XV.

Noun

 * 1) A women's hairstyle in which the hair is swept upwards from the face and worn high over the forehead.
 * 2) A men's hairstyle of the 1950s.
 * 3) A crimson or pink colour.
 * 4) A corsage with low square neck.
 * 5) A pattern for silk, with leaves and flowers in pink, blue, and gold.
 * 6)  A member of the, an infantry regiment in the British Army, active from 1755 to 1881.
 * 1) A pattern for silk, with leaves and flowers in pink, blue, and gold.
 * 2)  A member of the, an infantry regiment in the British Army, active from 1755 to 1881.

Synonyms

 * do, ducktail, quiff

Derived terms

 * pompadour fish

Translations

 * French:

Verb

 * 1) To style hair into a pompadour
 * 2) * 1976-1977, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
 * I parted my hair back and smoothed it instead of pompadouring it.
 * I parted my hair back and smoothed it instead of pompadouring it.