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Pompon   /pˈɑmpˌɑn/   Listen
Pompon

noun
1.
Decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat.  Synonym: pom-pom.
2.
Dusky grey food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward.  Synonyms: Anisotremus surinamensis, black margate.






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"Pompon" Quotes from Famous Books



... moved at first by the spectacle of so many victims. This Pondevez, a waif of the life of the "Quarter," mere student still after twenty years, and well known in all the resorts of the Boulevard St. Michel under the name of Pompon, was not an unkind man. When he perceived the small success of the artificial feeding, he simply brought in four or five vigorous nurses from the district around and the children's appetites soon returned. This humane impulse went near costing him ...
— The Nabob • Alphonse Daudet

... of the crown by narrowing off—that is, taking two stitches in the crown and sewing them into one stitch in the web. Continue until the desired opening for the head is obtained. Two rows of web will complete the headband. Finish with a pompon on top. ...
— Spool Knitting • Mary A. McCormack



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