[ 'pɒmpədɔ: ]
■ noun a woman's hairstyle in which the hair is turned back off the forehead in a roll.
↘ N. Amer. a men's hairstyle in which the hair is combed back from the forehead without a parting.
■ verb [usu. as adjective ~ed ] N. Amer. arrange (hair) in a ~.
Origin
C19: named after Madame de Pompadour , the mistress of Louis XV.