padouk | (noun) tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain | Synonyms: amboyna, padauk, Pterocarpus indicus |
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pompadour | (noun) a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead | - |
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(verb) style women's hair in a pompadour | - |
strapado | (noun) a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope | Synonyms: strappado |
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strappado | (noun) a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope | Synonyms: strapado |
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