pompomn.¹

Brit.

/ˈpɒmpɒm/, U.S.

/ˈpɑmˌpɑm/

Forms: 1700s pomponne, 1700s pong pong, 1700s–1800s pompoon, 1700s–1800s ponpon, 1700s– pompon, 1800s–1900s pompone, 1800s– pompom, 1800s– pom-pom.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pompon.

Etymology: < French pompon (usually spherical) tuft of wool or silk worn as an ornament (1556 in Middle French, subsequently from 1722), probably ultimately of imitative origin. In forms pompom , pom-pom probably influenced by pom-pom int. With sense 2 and the compounds (see Compounds 1) compare similar uses in French: rose pompon rose variety with pompom-like flowers (1836), pompon buttercup (1874), and French regional (Normandy) pompons (plural) Italian clover.In form pong pong in quot. 1748 at sense 1a apparently representing French pronunciation of pompon . With the form pompoon compare -oon suffix.

Frequently in plural.

a. Originally: a tuft or bunch of ribbon, feathers, flowers, threads of silk, etc., originally worn in the hair by women as an ornament, later also on the cap or dress (now historical). Later: a small fluffy ball or tuft of wool or the like attached to a garment, hat, etc., for decoration. Also in extended use: anything resembling such a ball or tuft in shape and texture.In early use also (occasionally): †a jewel or ornament attached to a long pin (obsolete).

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1748 Song in Charmer: Choice Coll. Songs (1751) II. 51 While you're placing a patch, or adjusting pong pong.

1753 Ld. Chesterfield in World No. 18. ⁋11 ‘How do you like my pompon, papa?’ continued my daughter..putting up her hand to her head, and showing me in the middle of her hair a complication of shreds and rags of velvets, feathers, and ribbands, stuck with false stones of a thousand colours.

1782 F. Burney Cecilia I. i. v. 69 A milliner may have sent a wrong pompoon.

1798 E. Meeke Sicilian II. vii. 142 Necklaces, ear-rings, and pompoons, as the old lady called some of her ornaments, were out of the question.

1826 in Hist. Pelham, Mass. (1898) 191 Voted that the town will furnish the Money to purchase Pompons and feathers.

1878 Daily Kennebec Jrnl. (Augusta, Maine) (Electronic text) 5 Feb. (advt.) Feather-bands, pom-poms and wings. Millinery below cost to reduce stock.

1897 S. Crane in Westm. Gaz. 3 May 2/2 The blue sailor bonnets with their red pom-poms.

1904 P. N. Hasluck Upholstery 19 Pom-poms are used for ornamenting upholsterers' work. To make a pom-pom lap a wool or cardboard washer with three or four thicknesses of fibres.

1936 I. Jones China Boy 25 One of the fluffy pom-poms that had been blown thither from the garden where the old lady had planted a clump of Holy Thistles.

1968 Listener 3 Oct. 445/3 The making of Bunny Girls' pom-poms for export.

2004 N.Y. Times 1 Feb. xi. 2/1 Skirts embroidered with pompoms and fitted shirts in pink or navy gingham checks.

b. Originally U.S. A large round cluster of streamers of the kind shaken or waved by a cheerleader.

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1920 Los Angeles Times 28 Oct. iii. 1 (caption) Capt. Covington has a speedy eleven this year and the battle at Claremont ought to provide thrills enough to keep the pom-poms violently agitated.

1949 Ames (Iowa) Daily Tribune 9 Mar. 6/2 Duties of the members are to provide pep during games, provide entertainment during the halves of football games, take charge of pep assemblies and make pom-poms.

1987 Internat. Skater Sept. 8/2 Props on the ice are forbidden as also are banners, canes and pom-poms, which Europeans so often identify with American ‘cheer teams’ and marching groups and majorettes.

1996 D. F. Salter Crashing Old Boys' Network p. xi The girl's part was to be the cheerleader, replete with pom-poms, short skirts, letter sweaters, and those funky white shoes.

2. A plant, esp. a dahlia or chrysanthemum, producing pompom flowers (see Compounds 1); a flower head produced by such a plant.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > dahlia

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Nippon daisy1939

1861 Morning Post 12 Nov. The pompons, or dwarf chrysanthemums.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. at Dahlia A race of pompons with remarkably small flower-heads has been obtained.

1952 W. E. Shewell-Cooper Chrysanthemum Growing xv. 161 These chrysanthemums are said to have been quite popular in the Victorian era... They are called ‘Pompoms’ in some parts of the country, ‘Pompons’ in other districts, and even ‘Pompones’.

1955 C. C. Hurst in G. S. Thomas Old Shrub Roses ix. 91 Both varieties were dwarf Pompons a few inches high.

1958 A. Wilson Middle Age of Mrs Eliot iii. 391 Jars of dahlias set out in groups of pompoms, collarettes, cactus and so on.

1980 A. Storrs & J. Storrs Children's Tree Bk. (Forest Dept. of Zambia) 2 Camel Thorn, White Thorn and Umbrella Thorn have small white flower balls, called pom-poms.

2003 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) (Nexis) 25 Apr. c1 Types [of dahlia] reaching 4 and 5 feet can brighten flower garden backgrounds. Dwarfs and pompoms will fill intermediate spaces.

Compounds

C1. attributive. Designating any of certain types of garden flower with petals or florets in small globose heads; esp. (a) a miniature double-flowered form of the cabbage rose, Rosa centifolia; (b) a type of double chrysanthemum or dahlia with small heads of densely packed florets. Also: designating a globular flower head.

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?1783 Catal. Trees, Shrubs, etc., Gordon, Dermer, & Thomson 26 [Rosa Centifolia Batavica] Var: Vulgo dict: Pompone ditto [sc. cinnamon rose], the most delicate of all roses.

1843 Florist's Jrnl. 4 106 R[osa] centifolia (the Provence or Cabbage rose), with its varieties, including the ‘mossy’ and ‘pompone’ roses.

1869 S. R. Hole Bk. Roses x. 151 The Miniature or Pompon Provence,..the ‘baby Roses’ and the ‘pony Roses’ of our childhood.

1908 E. J. Banfield Confessions of Beachcomber i. ix. 130 Stalkless mushrooms [of coral], gills uppermost,..blossom as pom-pom chrysanthemums.

1934 Amer. Home Mar. 236 (advt.) Intense blue selfs, mauve daintily edged with tan, very double pompom florets and some with three-inch florets.

1961 Amateur Gardening 30 Sept. 9/2 Some of the later flowering pompon chrysanthemums and Koreans I am lifting and putting into pots.

1996 Sainsbury's Mag. Jan. 156/1 The spring-flowering Kerria japonica..goes on producing its bright gold pompom flowers through till autumn.

C2. attributive. Designating a garment, etc., ornamented with a pompom or pompoms (sense 1a).

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > ornamented or trimmed > with tuft or tassel

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1918 Middletown (N.Y.) Times-Press 5 June 6/7 These pompon hats are usually in high-crowned sailor shape.

1952 W. Granville Dict. Theatr. Terms 139 Pom-pom dress, the conventional Pierrot costume of white pantaloons, white jacket, decked with black pom-poms, or any other good combinations of colour.

1985 L. Lochhead True Confessions 6 She came on in a long Laura Ashley nightdress..with wee pink bedsocks and a matching pompom hat.

2002 L. Purves Radio (2003) xvi. 229 As familiar..as a seedy old pair of pom-pom slippers or a dog-gnawed hot water bottle.

C3.

pompom girl n. originally U.S. a female cheerleader who uses pompoms (sense 1b); also in extended use.

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1945 Los Angeles Times 9 Nov. ii. 7 (caption) All set to cheer..at the Rose Bowl tonight are Bulldog pompom girls.

1974 E. Abbey Jrnl. 30 May in D. Petersen Confessions of Barbarian (2003) 254 That..little fop: the pom-pom girl of American letters.

2005 A. Asa & E. Berger Media Anal. Techniques (ed. 3) vi. 151 On..the field are..players with their helmets and pads, members of marching bands, cheerleaders and pom-pom girls in sweaters and miniskirts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pompom
释义	pompomn.¹ Brit. /ˈpɒmpɒm/, U.S. /ˈpɑmˌpɑm/ Forms: 1700s pomponne, 1700s pong pong, 1700s–1800s pompoon, 1700s–1800s ponpon, 1700s– pompon, 1800s–1900s pompone, 1800s– pompom, 1800s– pom-pom. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pompon. Etymology: < French pompon (usually spherical) tuft of wool or silk worn as an ornament (1556 in Middle French, subsequently from 1722), probably ultimately of imitative origin. In forms pompom , pom-pom probably influenced by pom-pom int. With sense 2 and the compounds (see Compounds 1) compare similar uses in French: rose pompon rose variety with pompom-like flowers (1836), pompon buttercup (1874), and French regional (Normandy) pompons (plural) Italian clover.In form pong pong in quot. 1748 at sense 1a apparently representing French pronunciation of pompon . With the form pompoon compare -oon suffix. Frequently in plural. 1. a. Originally: a tuft or bunch of ribbon, feathers, flowers, threads of silk, etc., originally worn in the hair by women as an ornament, later also on the cap or dress (now historical). Later: a small fluffy ball or tuft of wool or the like attached to a garment, hat, etc., for decoration. Also in extended use: anything resembling such a ball or tuft in shape and texture.In early use also (occasionally): †a jewel or ornament attached to a long pin (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > trimmings or ornamentation > other jace1399 loopa1475 shakers1506 aglet1530 nerve1531 pipe1533 targeting1563 pinion1583 pinioning1597 tzitzit1618 loop-lace1632 button1671 tip1681 fal-lal1703 falbala1705 furbelow1706 jewelling1718 weeper1724 pompom1748 chiffons1765 foliage-trimming1818 mancheron1822 piping1825 manchette1835 patte1835 streamer1838 waterfall1841 paillette1843 brandenburgs1873 motif1882 patch1884 smocking1888 jockey1896 strapping1898 steel1899 sparklet1902 slotting1923 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > accessories worn in the hair > [noun] tiring1552 toppingc1690 pompom1748 the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [noun] > softness and downiness or fluffiness > article pompom1748 the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [noun] > sphericity or globularity > sphere > spherical or globular object trendlea900 appleeOE ballc1300 roundc1330 bowl1413 rotundity?a1425 spherea1425 pomec1440 globec1450 orba1500 rotund1550 roundel1589 pompom1748 1748 Song in Charmer: Choice Coll. Songs (1751) II. 51 While you're placing a patch, or adjusting pong pong. 1753 Ld. Chesterfield in World No. 18. ⁋11 ‘How do you like my pompon, papa?’ continued my daughter..putting up her hand to her head, and showing me in the middle of her hair a complication of shreds and rags of velvets, feathers, and ribbands, stuck with false stones of a thousand colours. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia I. i. v. 69 A milliner may have sent a wrong pompoon. 1798 E. Meeke Sicilian II. vii. 142 Necklaces, ear-rings, and pompoons, as the old lady called some of her ornaments, were out of the question. 1826 in Hist. Pelham, Mass. (1898) 191 Voted that the town will furnish the Money to purchase Pompons and feathers. 1878 Daily Kennebec Jrnl. (Augusta, Maine) (Electronic text) 5 Feb. (advt.) Feather-bands, pom-poms and wings. Millinery below cost to reduce stock. 1897 S. Crane in Westm. Gaz. 3 May 2/2 The blue sailor bonnets with their red pom-poms. 1904 P. N. Hasluck Upholstery 19 Pom-poms are used for ornamenting upholsterers' work. To make a pom-pom lap a wool or cardboard washer with three or four thicknesses of fibres. 1936 I. Jones China Boy 25 One of the fluffy pom-poms that had been blown thither from the garden where the old lady had planted a clump of Holy Thistles. 1968 Listener 3 Oct. 445/3 The making of Bunny Girls' pom-poms for export. 2004 N.Y. Times 1 Feb. xi. 2/1 Skirts embroidered with pompoms and fitted shirts in pink or navy gingham checks. b. Originally U.S. A large round cluster of streamers of the kind shaken or waved by a cheerleader. ΚΠ 1920 Los Angeles Times 28 Oct. iii. 1 (caption) Capt. Covington has a speedy eleven this year and the battle at Claremont ought to provide thrills enough to keep the pom-poms violently agitated. 1949 Ames (Iowa) Daily Tribune 9 Mar. 6/2 Duties of the members are to provide pep during games, provide entertainment during the halves of football games, take charge of pep assemblies and make pom-poms. 1987 Internat. Skater Sept. 8/2 Props on the ice are forbidden as also are banners, canes and pom-poms, which Europeans so often identify with American ‘cheer teams’ and marching groups and majorettes. 1996 D. F. Salter Crashing Old Boys' Network p. xi The girl's part was to be the cheerleader, replete with pom-poms, short skirts, letter sweaters, and those funky white shoes. 2. A plant, esp. a dahlia or chrysanthemum, producing pompom flowers (see Compounds 1); a flower head produced by such a plant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > dahlia dahlia1804 georgina1809 pompom1861 cactus dahlia1881 collarette1913 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > chrysanthemums goldOE buddle?a1350 great daisya1400 white bottlea1400 bigolda1500 maudlin-wort1552 chrysanthemum1578 ox-eyea1637 whiteweed1642 ox-eye daisy1731 moonflower1787 ox-daisy1813 ox-eyed daisy1817 pyrethrum1837 horse-gowan1842 marguerite1847 maudlin daisy1855 moon daisy1855 pompom1861 moon-penny1866 crown daisy1875 Korean chrysanthemum1877 Paris daisy1882 mum1891 Shasta daisy1901 chrysanth1920 penny-daisy1920 Korean1938 Nippon daisy1939 1861 Morning Post 12 Nov. The pompons, or dwarf chrysanthemums. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. at Dahlia A race of pompons with remarkably small flower-heads has been obtained. 1952 W. E. Shewell-Cooper Chrysanthemum Growing xv. 161 These chrysanthemums are said to have been quite popular in the Victorian era... They are called ‘Pompoms’ in some parts of the country, ‘Pompons’ in other districts, and even ‘Pompones’. 1955 C. C. Hurst in G. S. Thomas Old Shrub Roses ix. 91 Both varieties were dwarf Pompons a few inches high. 1958 A. Wilson Middle Age of Mrs Eliot iii. 391 Jars of dahlias set out in groups of pompoms, collarettes, cactus and so on. 1980 A. Storrs & J. Storrs Children's Tree Bk. (Forest Dept. of Zambia) 2 Camel Thorn, White Thorn and Umbrella Thorn have small white flower balls, called pom-poms. 2003 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) (Nexis) 25 Apr. c1 Types [of dahlia] reaching 4 and 5 feet can brighten flower garden backgrounds. Dwarfs and pompoms will fill intermediate spaces. Compounds C1. attributive. Designating any of certain types of garden flower with petals or florets in small globose heads; esp. (a) a miniature double-flowered form of the cabbage rose, Rosa centifolia; (b) a type of double chrysanthemum or dahlia with small heads of densely packed florets. Also: designating a globular flower head. ΚΠ ?1783 Catal. Trees, Shrubs, etc., Gordon, Dermer, & Thomson 26 [Rosa Centifolia Batavica] Var: Vulgo dict: Pompone ditto [sc. cinnamon rose], the most delicate of all roses. 1843 Florist's Jrnl. 4 106 R[osa] centifolia (the Provence or Cabbage rose), with its varieties, including the ‘mossy’ and ‘pompone’ roses. 1869 S. R. Hole Bk. Roses x. 151 The Miniature or Pompon Provence,..the ‘baby Roses’ and the ‘pony Roses’ of our childhood. 1908 E. J. Banfield Confessions of Beachcomber i. ix. 130 Stalkless mushrooms [of coral], gills uppermost,..blossom as pom-pom chrysanthemums. 1934 Amer. Home Mar. 236 (advt.) Intense blue selfs, mauve daintily edged with tan, very double pompom florets and some with three-inch florets. 1961 Amateur Gardening 30 Sept. 9/2 Some of the later flowering pompon chrysanthemums and Koreans I am lifting and putting into pots. 1996 Sainsbury's Mag. Jan. 156/1 The spring-flowering Kerria japonica..goes on producing its bright gold pompom flowers through till autumn. C2. attributive. Designating a garment, etc., ornamented with a pompom or pompoms (sense 1a). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > ornamented or trimmed > with tuft or tassel tufted1651 flocked1660 pompom1918 1918 Middletown (N.Y.) Times-Press 5 June 6/7 These pompon hats are usually in high-crowned sailor shape. 1952 W. Granville Dict. Theatr. Terms 139 Pom-pom dress, the conventional Pierrot costume of white pantaloons, white jacket, decked with black pom-poms, or any other good combinations of colour. 1985 L. Lochhead True Confessions 6 She came on in a long Laura Ashley nightdress..with wee pink bedsocks and a matching pompom hat. 2002 L. Purves Radio (2003) xvi. 229 As familiar..as a seedy old pair of pom-pom slippers or a dog-gnawed hot water bottle. C3. pompom girl n. originally U.S. a female cheerleader who uses pompoms (sense 1b); also in extended use. ΚΠ 1945 Los Angeles Times 9 Nov. ii. 7 (caption) All set to cheer..at the Rose Bowl tonight are Bulldog pompom girls. 1974 E. Abbey Jrnl. 30 May in D. Petersen Confessions of Barbarian (2003) 254 That..little fop: the pom-pom girl of American letters. 2005 A. Asa & E. Berger Media Anal. Techniques (ed. 3) vi. 151 On..the field are..players with their helmets and pads, members of marching bands, cheerleaders and pom-pom girls in sweaters and miniskirts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : pom-pomn.³ also refers to : pom-pomv. also refers to : pom-pomint.n.² < n.¹1748 see also
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