Pompano shell(Zoöl.), a small bivalve shell of the genus Donax; — so called because eaten by the pompano. [Florida]

Pompatic
(Pom*pat"ic) a. [L. pompaticus.] Pompous. [Obs.] Barrow.

Pompelmous
(Pom"pel*mous) n.; pl. Pompelmouses [D. pompelmoes; cf. G. pompelmuse, F. pamplemousse, and F. pompoléon.] (Bot.) A shaddock, esp. one of large size.

Pompet
(Pom"pet) n. [OF. pompette.] (Print.) The ball formerly used to ink the type.

Pompholyx
(Pom"pho*lyx) n. [L., fr. Gr. a bubble, the slag on the surface of smelted ore, from a blister.]

1. (Old Chem.) Impure zinc oxide.

2. (Med.) A skin disease in which there is an eruption of bullæ, without inflammation or fever.

Pompillion
(Pom*pil"lion) n. An ointment or pomatum made of black poplar buds. [Obs.] Cotgrave.

Pompion
(Pom"pi*on) n. [OF. pompon. See Pumpkin.] See Pumpion.

Pompire
(Pom"pire) n. [L. pomum a fruit, LL. also, an apple + pirum a pear.] A pearmain. [Obs.]

Pompoleon
(Pom*po"le*on) n. (Bot.) See Pompelmous.

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, instead of a feather.

Pomposity
(Pom*pos"i*ty) n.; pl. Pomposities The quality or state of being pompous; pompousness. Thackeray.

Pomposo
(||Pom*po"so) a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.) Grand and dignified; in grand style.

They have a brilliant silvery or golden luster, and are highly esteemed as food fishes. The round pompano (T. thomboides) and the Carolina pompano (T. Carolinus) are the most common. Other species occur on the Pacific coast.

2. A California harvest fish (Stromateus simillimus), highly valued as a food fish.

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