cascade vs pompadour

cascade

noun
  • A hairpiece for women consisting of curled locks or a bun attached to a firm base, used to create the illusion of fuller hair. 

  • A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade. 

  • A pattern typically performed with an odd number of props, where each prop is caught by the opposite hand. 

  • A waterfall or series of small waterfalls. 

  • A sequence of absurd short messages posted to a newsgroup by different authors, each one responding to the most recent message and quoting the entire sequence to that point (with ever-increasing indentation). 

  • A series of reactions in which the product of one becomes a reactant in the next 

  • A series of electrical (or other types of) components, the output of any one being connected to the input of the next; See also daisy chain 

verb
  • To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls. 

  • To arrange in a stepped series like a waterfall. 

  • To occur as a causal sequence. 

pompadour

noun
  • A women's hairstyle in which the hair is swept upwards from the face and worn high over the forehead. 

  • A corsage with low square neck. 

  • A pattern for silk, with leaves and flowers in pink, blue, and gold. 

  • A member of the 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot, an infantry regiment in the British Army, active from 1755 to 1881. 

  • A crimson or pink colour. 

  • A men's hairstyle of the 1950s. 

verb
  • To style hair into a pompadour 

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