pampre

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noun

An ornament, composed of vine leaves and bunches of grapes, used for decorating spiral columns.

OriginFrench pampre ← Latin pampinus →
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Meanings

nounpampre (plural pampres)

plural pampres

  1. An ornament, composed of vine leaves and bunches of grapes, used for decorating spiral columns.

Origin

  1. Latinpampinus
  2. Frenchpampre“a vine branch”
  3. Englishpampre

From French pampre (“a vine branch”), from Latin pampinus.

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APA

pampre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pampre

MLA

“pampre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pampre. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pampre,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pampre.

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