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a small, soft ball, usually made of wool, that is used especially for decorating clothes 小绒球,小羊毛球(尤用作衣服缀饰) synonym pom-poma bobble hat (= a woolly hat with a bobble on top) 顶上饰有小绒球的帽子
a piece of elastic with a small ball or other decoration on it, used to tie hair back 装饰发圈(带有小球或其他饰物)
Word Origin1920s: diminutive of bob ‘the hairstyle’.