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pomade
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pomade has 1 sense
- pomade(n = noun.artifact) pomatum - hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment; Array has particulars: brilliantine
is a kind of hair grease, hair oil, hair tonic, hairdressing
Derived form verb pomade1
Verb pomade has 1 sense
- pomade(v = verb.body) Array - apply pomade to (hair); Array is one way to groom, neaten
Derived form noun pomade1
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CIDE DICTIONARY
pomade, n. [F. pommade pomatum, OF. pomade cider (cf. Sp. pomada, It. pomata, LL. pomata a drink made of apples), from L. pomum fruit, LL., an apple. Cf. Pomatum.].
- Cider. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster]
- Perfumed ointment; esp., a fragrant unguent for the hair; pomatum; -- originally made from apples. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pomade, n. & v.
--n. scented dressing for the hair and the skin of the head.
--v.tr. anoint with pomade.
--n. scented dressing for the hair and the skin of the head.
--v.tr. anoint with pomade.
Etymology
F pommade f. It. pomata f. med.L f. L pomum apple (from which it was orig. made)
THESAURUS
pomade
anoint, balm, balsam, beeswax, brilliantine, chrism, cold cream, collyrium, cream, daub, demulcent, dress, embrocate, embrocation, emollient, eye-lotion, eyewash, face cream, glycerolate, grease, grease the wheels, hand lotion, inunction, inunctum, lanolin, lard, lenitive, lotion, lubricate, nard, oil, ointment, pomatum, salve, slick, slick on, smear, smooth the way, soap the ways, soothing syrup, spikenard, unction, unguent, unguentum, wax
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