pomade

[ po-meyd, -mahd, poh- ]

noun

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

verb (used with object)

, po·mad·ed, po·mad·ing.

1. to dress with pomade; apply pomade to.

pomade

/ -ˈmeɪd; pəˈmɑːd /

noun

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

verb

1. tr to put pomade on

Word History and Origins

Origin of pomade¹

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 -ade ¹. See pomatum

Word History and Origins

Origin of pomade¹

C16: from French pommade, from Italian pomato (originally made partly from apples), from Latin pōmum apple

Example Sentences

There he found what was left of the pomade, and taking a little on his finger, he smeared it around his left eye.

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As he bowed his thick neck in pompous courtesy, she caught with a shiver the odour of pomade on his black half-kinked hair.

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For the production of the huile and pomade they are treated by maceration.

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The fat, or pomade, is spread on to the glass on both sides.

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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.

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Related Words

• coat
• grease