pompom

1

or pom-pom

[ pom-pom ]

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

Origin of pompom

1
First recorded in 1740–50; variant of pompon, with assimilation of final n

Words Nearby pompom

Other definitions for pompom (2 of 2)

pompom2

or pom-pom

[ pom-pom ]

noun
  1. an automatic antiaircraft cannon.

Origin of pompom

2
First recorded in 1895–1900; imitative

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How to use pompom in a sentence

  • A deputation of ladies had, meanwhile, presented the Duchess with a table-gong made of pompom shells mounted on a rhinoceros horn.

    The Life of King Edward VII | J. Castell Hopkins

British Dictionary definitions for pompom (1 of 2)

pompom

pompon

/ (ˈpɒmpɒm) /


noun
  1. 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

Origin of pompom

1
C18: from French, from Old French pompe knot of ribbons, of uncertain origin

British Dictionary definitions for pom-pom (2 of 2)

pom-pom

/ (ˈpɒmpɒm) /


noun
  1. an automatic rapid-firing, small-calibre cannon, esp a type of anti-aircraft cannon used in World War II: Also called: pompom

Origin of pom-pom

2
C19: of imitative origin

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