pompon

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Definition of pompon in English English dictionary: A bundle of yarn, string, ribbon, etc. tied in the middle and left loose at the ends, so as to form a puff or ball, as for decoration or a showy prop for cheerleading; Any trifling ornament for a woman's dress or bonnet; dusky gray food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat; Any of several dwarf varieties of the Provence rose; A hardy garden chrysanthemum having buttonlike heads of flowers; {i} tassel, tuft used as decoration; large tuft used by cheerleaders; flower that is in the shape of a spherical tuft; A tuft or ball of wool, or the like, sometimes worn by soldiers on the front of the hat, instead of a feather
pompom: A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading
pompom: {i} tassel, tuft used as decoration; large tuft used by cheerleaders; antiaircraft cannon mounted on a ship
pompom: Sometimes, any of other similar automatic cannons
pompom: A Vickers-Maxim one-pounder automatic machine cannon using metallic ammunition fed from a lopped belt attached to the gun; popularly so called from its peculiar drumming sound in action
pompoms: plural of pompom
pompons: plural of pompon

pompon

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pom·pon

pämpän

/ˈpämˌpän/ /ˈpɑːmˌpɑːn/

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