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pompadour

/pom-puh-dawr, -dohr, -door/US // ˈpɒm pəˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr, -ˌdʊər //UK // (ˈpɒmpəˌdʊə) //

蓬蓬头,蓬松的头发,蓬头垢面,蓬蓬裙

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an arrangement of a man's hair in which it is brushed up high from the forehead.
    • : an arrangement of a woman's hair in which it is raised over the forehead in a roll, sometimes over a pad.
    • : a pink or crimson color.
    • : Textiles. any fabric, as cotton or silk, having a design of small pink, blue, and sometimes gold flowers or bouquets on a white background.a fabric of the color pompadour, used for garments.

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Examples

  • By these standards, Eric Schneiderman is a mere fly buzzing around a thatch-roofed pompadour.

  • In 1745, Louis XV took as mistress one of the most notorious celebrities in all of Europe, the Marquise de Pompadour.

  • Cash teased his hair into a pompadour, swiveled his hips, amped up his drawl, and belted out a tune worthy of a quarter million.

  • The balustrade of a balcony in garlands a la Pompadour concealed the roof; only the lead cornices were visible.

  • Mrs. Wilbur Edes, although small, was masterly in everything, from waving a pompadour to conducting theatricals.

  • Tall as Wilbur Edes was, he was overshadowed by that immaculate blond pompadour and that plumed picture hat.

  • She mechanically passed the yellow comb into her hair, without looking into the Pompadour mirror.

  • It absolutely makes me shudder and reflect; but après nous le déluge was La Pompadour's maxim, and should be ours.