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.

Nearby words

pompholyx, pompidou, pompilid, pompom, pompom girl, pompon, pomposity, pompous, pompton lakes, ponape, ponca

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