What is the meaning of Pompadour?

(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.
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APAWebster's. (2011). pompadour. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/pompadour/definitions/2047404
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "pompadour" http://smartdefine.org/pompadour/definitions/2047404 (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, pompadour, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/pompadour/definitions/2047404>.
MLAWebster's. "pompadour" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/pompadour/definitions/2047404>
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