pompon

[ pom-pon ]

/ ˈpɒm pɒn /

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noun

the high plume at the front of a shako.

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

black margate.

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Origin of pompon

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

Examples from the Web for pompon

It came four months later, as she stood on the sidelines of a tournament basketball game, clutching a pompon in each hand.
Forced to Cheer for Her Attacker|Jessica Bennett|September 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The Pompon, or Bouquet Dahlia is a favorite variety of this genus.
Talks about Flowers.|M. D. Wellcome
She wore a gown of pale saffron trimmed with three bouquets of pompon roses mixed with green.
Madame Bovary|Gustave Flaubert
Our left has touched them, and as I write this our pompon on that side has a couple of goes.
With Rimington|L. March Phillipps

Bouquet or Pompon dahlias, with much smaller double flowers of various colours.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9|Various
And heres the great spiny thistle, too, that armed highwayman with florid face and pompon in his cap.
Pastoral Days|William Hamilton Gibson