pomade

[ po-meyd, -mahd, poh- ]

/ pɒˈmeɪd, -ˈmɑd, poʊ- /

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noun

a scented ointment, especially one used for the scalp or for dressing the hair.

verb (used with object), po·mad·ed, po·mad·ing.

to dress with pomade; apply pomade to.

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Origin of pomade

1555–65; earlier pommade<French <Italian pomata (so called because apples were originally an ingredient), equivalent to pom(a) apple (<Latin, plural (taken in VL as feminine singular) of pōmum fruit) + -ata-ade¹. See pomatum

Words nearby pomade

polyzoic, pom, pomace, pomace fly, pomaceous, pomade, pomade acne, Poma lift, pomander, pomatum, Pombal

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How to use pomade in a sentence

There he found what was left of the pomade, and taking a little on his finger, he smeared it around his left eye.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
As he bowed his thick neck in pompous courtesy, she caught with a shiver the odour of pomade on his black half-kinked hair.
The Clansman|Thomas Dixon
For the production of the huile and pomade they are treated by maceration.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888|Various
The fat, or pomade, is spread on to the glass on both sides.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888|Various

If I do not give you the jar of pomade when you claim it, I will allow you to keep this gold piece and not return it to me.
The Bath Keepers, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume VII)|Charles Paul de Kock

British Dictionary definitions for pomade

pomade

/ (pəˈmɑːd, -ˈmeɪd) /

noun

a perfumed oil or ointment put on the hair, as to make it smooth and shiny

verb

(tr) to put pomade on

Also called: pomatum (pəˈmeɪtəm)

Word Origin for pomade

C16: from French pommade, from Italian pomato (originally made partly from apples), from Latin pōmum apple

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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