pompon
Example Sentences
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Her favorites are the tight pompon shapes with their preposterous geometry.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
Dahlia types include single, double, waterlily, cactus, pompon, peony-flowered and dinnerplate dahlias — named for their huge size.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2021
Some are single or semi-double with decorative stamens, others have a pompon of central petals, and others are fully double.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 7, 2016
It derived from the 16th-century French pompon, which was a little puff made of ribbon or string.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2016
Charley’s combed columns of legs were noble things, his cap of silver blue fur was rakish, and he carried the pompon of his tail like the baton of a bandmaster.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
