pompadour
pompadour · pompadours · pompadoured · pompadouring
To style hair into a pompadourTo style hair into a pompadour
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons · Recorded: Speaker: Typheuss Recorder: Typheuss, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
UK/ˈpɒmpədʊə/US/ˈpɑːmpədɔːɹ/
Meaning
1 sensesTo style hair into a pompadour
style women's hair in a pompadour
Origin
From French Pompadour, after Madame de Pompadour (1721–1764), mistress of Louis XV.From French Pompadour, after Madame de Pompadour (1721–1764), mistress of Louis XV.
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Forms
pompadours, pompadouring, pompadoured, pompadouredregular · Lesson
| Base form | pompadour · to pompadour |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pompadours |
| Present participle | pompadouring |
| Past simple | pompadoured |
| Past participle | pompadoured |
Tenses
pompadour · pompadoured · will pompadour · have pompadouredPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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