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 pompepomp

Words nearby pompon

Pompey, Pompidou, pompilid, pompom, pompom girl, pompon, pomposity, pompous, Pompton Lakes, Pomsky, ’pon

How to use pompon in a sentence

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
He flourished in one hand his red mask and in the other a pompon which he had extracted from his pocket.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
The pig-headed prowler I saw, with my pompon missing from his shoe, and his bonne amie wearing the stolen ring.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
The poor Pompon, exceedingly perplexed, tugged at his beard, thoughtfully gnawing wisps of it.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet

It may be, child, for anything that I know; because I do not know what part of all this frippery thy pompon is.
Thackerayana|William Makepeace Thackeray
It is the most conspicuous feature of the military uniform, the plume, the pompon, which marks all kinds of military dress-hats.
Captain Jinks, Hero|Ernest Crosby

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