·noun Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
II. Pomp ·vi To make a pompons display; to Conduct.
III. Pomp ·noun A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.
To save one's pomp at whist, is to score five before the adversaries are up, or win the game: origin...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose