Pompadour
[ pom-puh-dawr, -dohr, -doo r; French pawn-pa-door ]
/ ˈpɒm pəˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr, -ˌdʊər; French pɔ̃ paˈdur /
noun
Marquise deJeanne Antoinette Poisson Le Normant d'Étioles,1721–64,
mistress of Louis XV of France.
British Dictionary definitions for marquise de pompadour (1 of 2)
pompadour
/ (ˈpɒmpəˌdʊə) /
noun
an early 18th-century hairstyle for women, having the front hair arranged over a pad to give it greater height and bulk
Word Origin for pompadour
C18: named after the Marquise de
Pompadour, who originated it
British Dictionary definitions for marquise de pompadour (2 of 2)
Pompadour
/ (French pɔ̃padur) /
noun
Marquise de, title of Jeanne Antoinette Poisson. 1721–64, mistress of Louis XV of France (1745–64), whom she greatly influenced