pompom

¹ American  

[pom-pom] / ˈpɒmˌpɒm /

Or pom-pom

noun

1. Also an ornamental tuft or ball of feathers, wool, or the like, used on hats, slippers, etc.

2. pompon.

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pompom ² American  

[pom-pom] / ˈpɒmˌpɒm /

Or pom-pom

noun

1. an automatic antiaircraft cannon.

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pompom British  

/ ˈpɒmpɒm /

noun

1. a ball of tufted silk, wool, feathers, etc, worn on a hat for decoration

2. 1. the small globelike flower head of certain cultivated varieties of dahlia and chrysanthemum

   2. ( as modifier )

      pompom dahlia

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Etymology

Origin of pompom¹

First recorded in 1740–50; variant of pompon, with assimilation of final n

Origin of pompom²

First recorded in 1895–1900; imitative

Example Sentences

Harree and Pompom had completed their third and final trip and returned from the kitchen, smacking their lips and wiping their mouths with the backs of their hands.

From The Enormous Room by Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin)

Influenced perhaps by this, Harree and Pompom were in the habit of doing their friends' corvées for a consideration.

From The Enormous Room by Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin)

Harree and Pompom were already at the gate with the archaic water-wagon, the former pushing from behind and the latter in the shafts.

From The Enormous Room by Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin)

B. knew all about them from Harree and Pompom, who spent nearly all their time in the cabinot.

From The Enormous Room by Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin)

Sure enough: John the Bathman, Harree and Pompom were leading this extraordinary procession.

From The Enormous Room by Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin)