Macassar oil
an oil derived from materials said to be obtained from Macassar, formerly used as a hairdressing.
a similar oil or preparation for the hair.
Origin of Macassar oil
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How to use Macassar oil in a sentence
“Macassar oil” is a trade name, not geographical: see Antimacassar.
Antimacassar means literally a "protection against Macassar oil," anti being the Latin word for "against."
Stories That Words Tell Us | Elizabeth O'NeillMacassar-oil, ma-kas′ar-oil, n. an oil much used for the hair, imported from India and other Eastern countries.
For three months the success of Macassar oil has kept me from sleeping.
Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau | Honore de BalzacMacassar oil will defend itself; it is specious; the name is seductive.
Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau | Honore de Balzac
British Dictionary definitions for Macassar oil
an oily preparation formerly put on the hair to make it smooth and shiny
Origin of Macassar oil
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