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poodle(1) (iou)



poodle noun. E19.
[German Pudel short for Pudelhund, from Low German pud(d)eln splash in water (the poodle being a water-dog).]
a. (An animal of) a breed of pet dog, of which there are numerous (esp. miniature) varieties, with tightly curling hair, usu. black or white and often ornamentally clipped. E19.
b. fig. A lackey, a servile follower. E20.
Orig., (a garment made of) a woolly napped fabric. Now (usu. more fully poodle cloth), a woven or knitted fabric with a curly pile resembling the coat of a poodle dog. E19.
Comb.: poodle cloth: see sense 2 above; poodle-cut a hairstyle in which the hair is cut short and curled all over; poodle-dog = sense 1a above; poodle-faker slang (a) a man who cultivates female society, esp. for professional advancement; a ladies' man; (b) a young newly commissioned officer; poodle-faking slang the conduct of a poodle-faker.
poodledom noun (rare, joc.) the world of poodles; the condition of being a poodle: L19.