pomade, pomatum
(noun) hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment
pomade
(verb) apply pomade to (hair)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pomade (countable and uncountable, plural pomades)
A greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair, making it look slick and shiny.
(obsolete) Any medicinal ointment.
pomade (third-person singular simple present pomades, present participle pomading, simple past and past participle pomaded)
(transitive) To anoint with pomade; to use pomade to style (hair).
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Source: Wiktionary
Po*made", n. Etym: [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.]
1. Cider. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
2. Perfumed ointment; esp., a fragrant unguent for the hair; pomatum;
– originally made from apples.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
