Definition of "pompadour" [pom•pa•dour]

• A woman's hairstyle formed by sweeping the hair straight up from the forehead into a high, turned-back roll. (noun)
• A man's hairstyle with the hair brushed up from the forehead. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "That a girl barely fourteen should have decided views on the subject of dress, and insist upon wearing what she called a pompadour and having her belts extremely pointed in front, was surprising to Aunt"
• "On second look, what I thought was a huge pompadour is in fact just his cap."
• "Search hairstyle hair piled high swooped back and discover that this is called a "pompadour.""