01 n. Any trifling ornament for a woman's dress or bonnet.
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Any trifling ornament for a woman's dress or bonnet.
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A tuft or ball of wool, or the like, sometimes worn by soldiers on the front of the hat (such as a shako), instead of a feather.(Mil.)
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A hardy garden chrysanthemum having buttonlike heads of flowers.
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the globe-shaped flower head characteristic of certain plants such as dahlias and chrysanthemums.
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a ball-shaped cluster of ribbons or streamers held in the hand and waved by some cheerleaders at team sports contests. See pompom girl. Called also pompom. Also: pompom See: pompom girl