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pompon

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[pom-pon] / ˈpɒm pɒn /

noun

  1. pompom.

  2. the high plume at the front of a shako.

  3. Horticulture. a form of small, globe-shaped flower head that characterizes a class or type of various flowering plants, especially chrysanthemums and dahlias.

  4. black margate.

Etymology

Origin of pompon

1740–50; < French; repetitive formation, apparently based on pompe pomp

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