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
A few empty pomatum pots, a case of razors that might have defied the most determined suicide, and a half-finished wig, on a block painted like a red man, were the entire stock-in-trade.
From Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune by Charles James Lever
The one who addressed him was wrapped in a white mantle; one of its corners covered his head, leaving exposed his beard done into curls and lustrous with pomatum.
From Sónnica by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
"His mother sent him a pot of treacle, sir, and he—and he thought it was pomatum, sir, and—and——" my imaginative powers fell before the lightning of the doctor's glance.
From Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse by Various
The disagreeable habit is, therefore, simply a provision of Nature for their relief, which may be successfully accomplished by washing with warm water, and the subsequent application of pomatum to the skin.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings
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