pompommedadj.
/ˈpɒmpɒmd/, U.S. /ˈpɑmˌpɑmd/ Adorned with or wearing a pompom.App rare in 19th cent.
ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [adjective] > other
pompommed1753
shell1774
rouleau1820
rosetted1821
shirred1860
piped1879
befrogged1895
bobbled1955
swagged1959
1753 World 31 May 135 Exhibiting themselves in public places,..patched, painted and pomponed.
1767 P. Gibbes Woman of Fashion I. 109 The Head frizzled, egretted, pomponed, befeather'd, and beribbon'd all over.
1926 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 26 June 1/5 Gobs from the American warships fraternized with the red pom-pommed marines of the French warships.
1966 Times 15 July 17/1 The tam-o-shanter he removed from Mr. Mcgregor's scarecrow; it was so endearingly floppy, so extravagantly pom-pommed.
1984 J. Frame Angel at my Table (1987) vii. 61 I had..a new pair of plaid pompommed slippers with fleecy lining.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adj.1753