/pom"peuh dawr', -dohr', -door'/ , n.
1. an arrangement of a man's hair in which it is brushed up high from the forehead.
2. an arrangement of a woman's hair in which it is raised over the forehead in a roll, sometimes over a pad.
3. a pink or crimson color.
4. Textiles.
a. any fabric, as cotton or silk, having a design of small pink, blue, and sometimes gold flowers or bouquets on a white background.
b. a fabric of the color pompadour, used for garments.
[ 1745-55; named after the Marquise de POMPADOUR ]