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pompom
1or pom-pom
[ pom-pom ]
noun
pompom
2or pom-pom
[ pom-pom ]
noun
- an automatic antiaircraft cannon.
pompom
/ ˈpɒmpɒm /
noun
- a ball of tufted silk, wool, feathers, etc, worn on a hat for decoration
- the small globelike flower head of certain cultivated varieties of dahlia and chrysanthemum
- ( as modifier )
pompom dahlia
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pompom2
First recorded in 1895–1900; imitative
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pompom1
C18: from French, from Old French pompe knot of ribbons, of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences
Towards evening the voice of the pompom was heard in the land; but he bagged nothing—never does.
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In the afternoon one of our guns on Cæsar's Camp smashed a pompom.
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As the extended lines of the infantry moved through the town they were greeted by pompom fire, which, however, did no damage.
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Boers began attack at daybreak with two or three guns and a pompom, shelling the position hard.
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A deputation of ladies had, meanwhile, presented the Duchess with a table-gong made of pompom shells mounted on a rhinoceros horn.
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