/pom"pon/ , n.
1. pompom 2 (def. 1).
2. the high plume at the front of a shako.
3. Hort. a form of small, globe-shaped flower head that characterizes a class or type of various flowering plants, esp. chrysanthemums and dahlias.
4. See black margate .
[ 1740-50; pompe POMP ]