pompon

[pom-pon]

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noun

pompom²(def 1).
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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Related Words

plume fringe blossom vine perennial herb shaft fluff crest down spike fin wing calamus pompon pinna plumule quill pinion shoot

Examples from the Web for pompon

Contemporary Examples

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

Historical Examples

Sew a pompon or a rosette of yarn over the top of the sewing stitch.
Spool Knitting
Mary A. McCormack
The Pompon, or Bouquet Dahlia is a favorite variety of this genus.
Talks about Flowers.
M. D. Wellcome
The pompon kinds are small flowered, the petals being short.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3
Various
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
She wore a gown of pale saffron trimmed with three bouquets of pompon roses mixed with green.
Madame Bovary
Gustave Flaubert