pompadour

Definition of Pompadour in English :

French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764)

2. pompadour

a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead

3. pompadour

style women's hair in a pompadour

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pompadour

noun

an early 18th-century hairstyle for women, having the front hair arranged over a pad to give it greater height and bulk

noun

Marquise de, title of Jeanne Antoinette Poisson. 1721–64, mistress of Louis XV of France (1745–64), whom she greatly influenced

Marquise de(born Jeanne Antoinette Poisson) 1721-64; mistress of Louis XV

noun

1.

a woman's hairdo in which the hair is swept up high from the forehead, usually over a roll

2. US

a man's hairdo in which the hair is brushed up high from the forehead

n.

1. A hairstyle formed by sweeping the hair straight up from the forehead into a high, turned-back roll, sometimes using a rat.

2. A hairstyle with the hair brushed back from the forehead to stand straight up without parting.

Mistress of Louis XV of France. She was a patron of the arts and exercised considerable political influence at court.