pom|pa|dour — «POM puh dr, dohr, dur», adjective. having to do with or named after the Marquise de Pompadour, the mistress of Louis XV of France. pom|pa|dour «POM puh dr, dohr, dur», noun. 1. an arrangement of a woman s hair, in which it is puffed high over… … Useful english dictionary
pom·pa·dour — /ˈpɑːmpəˌdoɚ/ noun, pl dours [count] chiefly US : a hairstyle worn especially by men in which the hair is combed into a high mound at the front of the head called also (Brit) quiff … Useful english dictionary
dour — dour; dour·lach; dour·ly; dour·ness; dred·dour; pan·dour; pom·pa·dour; ten·dour; trou·ba·dour·ish; war·dour; trou·ba·dour; ar·dour; … English syllables
pom — an·thro·pom·e·ter; an·thro·pom·e·trist; an·thro·pom·e·try; ar·thro·pom·a·tous; cen·tro·pom·i·dae; chei·ro·pom·pho·lyx; hip·pom·a·nes; hyp·no·pom·pic; para·li·pom·e·na; pom·ace; pom·e·lo; pom·mée; pom·meled; pom·me·lée; pom·mel·er; pom·me·lion;… … English syllables
pompadour — pom·pa·dour … English syllables
Pompadour,Marquise de — Pom·pa·dour (pŏmʹpə dôr , dōr , do͝or , pôɴ pä do͞orʹ), Marquise de Title of Jeanne Antoinette Poisson. 1721 1764. The lover of Louis XV of France. She was blamed for establishing France s alliance with Austria, which led to the Seven Years War… … Universalium
pompadour — pom•pa•dour [[t]ˈpɒm pəˌdɔr, ˌdoʊr, ˌdʊər[/t]] n. 1) clo an arrangement of a man s hair in which it is brushed up high from the forehead 2) clo an arrangement of a woman s hair in which it is raised over the forehead and often the temples in a… … From formal English to slang
pompadour — pom·pa·dour agg.inv., s.f.inv., s.m.inv. ES fr. {{wmetafile0}} 1. agg.inv., relativo alle mode, alle fogge tipiche del periodo in cui visse e influì sulla moda Madame de Pompadour | di stile d arredamento, elegante e manierato, caratterizzato da… … Dizionario italiano
Pompadour — Pom|pa|dour, Madame de (1721 64) the lover of King Louis XV of France from 1745 until her death. She often influenced the king, especially when he had to choose government officials and make political decisions … Dictionary of contemporary English
Pompadour — Pom|pa|dour [...du:ɐ̯] der; s, Plur. e u. s <nach der Marquise de Pompadour, der franz. Adligen, Mätresse Ludwigs XV., 1721 1764> (veraltet) beutelartige Damenhandtasche aus weichem Leder, bes. für Handarbeiten … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
