pomade
Meanings
Plural: pomades
Noun
- hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment
- A greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair, making it look slick and shiny.
- Synonym of ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair.
- Synonym of cider, a soft or hard drink made from apples.
Verb
- apply pomade to (hair)
- To apply pomade to style hair.
- Synonym of anoint, to apply ointment.
Origin / Etymology
From French pommade, from Italian pomata (“ointment, pomade”), from pomo (“apple”) + -ata (“-ade, -ate: forming nouns”), from Latin pōmum (“fruit, apple”). Doublet of pomatum, pomate, and pomace. Early pomades tended to be various kinds of fat mixed with apples for a more pleasing scent.
Synonyms
anoint, cider, ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair, pomate, pomatum, to apply ointment
Scrabble Score: 11
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