pompon

pom•pon n.

Clothingpompom² (def. 1).
Clothingthe high plume at the front of a shako.
Botany[Hort.]a form of small, globe-shaped flower head that characterizes a class or type of various flowering plants, esp. chrysanthemums and dahlias.
FishSee black margate.

pom•pom² or pom-pom n. [countable]

Clothingan ornamental ball of strips or streamers, used esp. on clothing or waved at sporting events.

Also, pom•pon

pom•pom¹ n.

Also, pom′-pom′.

pom•pom² n.

ClothingAlso, pompon. an ornamental tuft or ball of feathers, wool, or the like, used on hats, slippers, etc.
pompon (def. 3).

Also, pom′-pom′.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

pompom /ˈpɒmpɒm/, pompon /ˈpɒmpɒn/ n

a ball of tufted silk, wool, feathers, etc, worn on a hat for decoration
- the small globelike flower head of certain cultivated varieties of dahlia and chrysanthemum
- (as modifier): pompom dahlia

Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from Old French pompe knot of ribbons, of uncertain origin

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