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pommade

pommade is the obsolete form of pomade.

Meaning of pomade

Noun

pomade (countable and uncountable, plural pomades)

  1. A greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair, making it look slick and shiny.
    • So saying, Lady Mandeville turned to the toilette, and mercilessly tied up in her handkerchief the various brushes, combs, oils, pomade, and rouge, with which the table was profusely covered.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter III, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 44
  2. (historical, obsolete) Synonym of ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair.
    • With this excellent Pomade you may Anoint your Face at night, and waſh it off the next day in the morning with Rain-water.1680, T. K., The Kitchin-Phyſician; Or, a Guide for Good-Housewives in Maintaining Their Families in Health. […] , Of Medicines and other Remedies which are appropriated to the Skin, Hair, and Teeth...
    Synonyms:
    ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair
  3. (obsolete) Synonym of cider, a soft or hard drink made from apples.
    Synonyms:
    cider

See all 5 meanings of pomade

Forms of pommade

pluralpommades

Questions about pommade

What is pommade the obsolete form of?
Pommade is the obsolete form of pomade.

Words near pommade in the dictionary

  1. pomiform
  2. poming
  3. pomis
  4. pomitude
  5. Pomland
  6. pommade
  7. pommades
  8. pommage
  9. Pommard
  10. Pommards
  11. pomme

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