pomatum
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pomatum
1555–65; < New Latin, Latinization of pomade; neuter (for feminine) to agree with Latin pōmum fruit; see pome
Example Sentences
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Gray strands streak her hair, though she's cleverly tried to cover them with beeswax and pomatum.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
Those masses of meal and stuffing, powder and pomatum, the dressing of which took many hours.
From English Costume by Dion Clayton Calthrop
The same scents may also be used for pomatum, which should be made of perfectly pure lard, or marrow.
From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Florence Hartley
It was the careful culture of these which distracted the nose of Mrs. Tapping's monde, preoccupied by a flavour of chandled tallow, to a halo of pomatum.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan
I could smell the pomatum on the queue.
From Cardigan by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
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