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Pompon   Listen
noun
Pompon  n.  
1.
Any trifling ornament for a woman's dress or bonnet.
2.
(Mil.) A tuft or ball of wool, or the like, sometimes worn by soldiers on the front of the hat (such as a shako), instead of a feather.
3.
(a)
A hardy garden chrysanthemum having buttonlike heads of flowers.
(b)
Any of several dwarf varieties of the Provence rose.
4.
The globe-shaped flower head characteristic of certain plants such as dahlias and chrysanthemums.
5.
A ball-shaped cluster of ribbons or streamers held in the hand and waved by some cheerleaders at team sports contests. See pompom girl. Called also pompom.





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"Pompon" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the crown by narrowing off—that is, taking two stitches in the crown and sewing them into one stitch in the web. Continue until the desired opening for the head is obtained. Two rows of web will complete the headband. Finish with a pompon on top. ...
— Spool Knitting • Mary A. McCormack


Words linked to "Pompon" :   adornment, Anisotremus surinamensis, grunt


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