pompom
1or pom-pom
[ pom-pom ]
/ ˈpɒmˌpɒm /
noun
an automatic antiaircraft cannon.
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Origin of pompom
1First recorded in 1895–1900; imitative
Definition for pompom (2 of 2)
pompom2
or pom-pom
[ pom-pom ]
/ ˈpɒmˌpɒm /
noun
Also pompon. an ornamental tuft or ball of feathers, wool, or the like, used on hats, slippers, etc.
Origin of pompom
21740–50; variant of pompon, with assimilation of final n
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British Dictionary definitions for pompom (1 of 2)
pompom
pompon
/ (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
Word Origin for pompom
C18: from French, from Old French pompe knot of ribbons, of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for pompom (2 of 2)
pom-pom
/ (ˈpɒmpɒm) /
noun
an automatic rapid-firing, small-calibre cannon, esp a type of anti-aircraft cannon used in World War IIAlso called: pompom
Word Origin for pom-pom
C19: of imitative origin
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