pompon

See pumpion.

An ornamental tuft of feathers, silk, etc., for a bonnet or hat; a topknot; specifically (military), a ball of colored wool worn on the front of a shako.

A common name of Anisotremus surinamensis, of the family Hæmulidæ, found from Florida to Brazil.

Any trifling ornament for a woman's dress or bonnet.

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.