1. Any trifling ornament for a woman's dress or bonnet.
2. (Mil.)
Defn: A tuft or ball of wool, or the like, sometimes worn by soldiers on the front of the hat, instead of a feather.
POMPOSITY
Pom*pos"i*ty, n.; pl. Pomposities (.
Defn: The quality or state of being pompous; pompousness. Thackeray.
POMPOSO
Pom*po"so, a. & adv. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Defn: Grand and dignified; in grand style.
POMPOUS
Pomp"ous, a. Etym: [F. pompeux, L. pomposus. See Pomp.]
1. Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession.
2. Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as, pompous manners; a pompous style. "Pompous in high presumption." Chaucer. he pompous vanity of the old schoolmistress. Thackeray. — Pom"ous*ly, adv. — Pomp"ous*ness, n.