decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat
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dusky grey food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward
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Pompon \Pom"pon\, n. [F.] 1. Any trifling ornament for a woman's dress or bonnet.
2. (Mil.) 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. [1913 Webster +PJC]
3. (a) A hardy garden chrysanthemum having buttonlike heads of flowers. (b) Any of several dwarf varieties of the Provence rose. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. the globe-shaped flower head characteristic of certain plants such as dahlias and chrysanthemums. [PJC]
5. 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}. [PJC]