pompadour

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Pompadour
    n 1: French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose
         policies she influenced (1721-1764) [syn: {Pompadour},
         {Marquise de Pompadour}, {Jeanne Antoinette Poisson}]
    2: a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the
       forehead
    v 1: style women's hair in a pompadour

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pompadour \Pom"pa*dour\, n.
   A crimson or pink color; also, a style of dress cut low and
   square in the neck; also, a mode of dressing the hair by
   drawing it straight back from the forehead over a roll; -- so
   called after the Marchioness de Pompadour of France. Also
   much used adjectively.
   [1913 Webster]

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

POMPADOUR

Madame, coiffeur, Queen of France.  Said to have
been a peach.  Was a great friend of Louis XV, and helped make
the dances at Versailles a success.  Ambition:  Plenty of hair.
Recreation:  Versailles.  Address:  See Louis.  Clubs:  Anti.

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