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pomade


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pomade  \Po*made"\  (?;  277),  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}.] 
  1.  Cider.  [Obs.]  --Piers  Plowman. 
 
  2.  Perfumed  ointment;  esp.,  a  fragrant  unguent  for  the  hair; 
  pomatum;  --  originally  made  from  apples. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pomade 
  n  :  a  perfumed  oil  or  ointment  for  the  hair  [syn:  {pomatum}] 
  v  :  apply  pomade  to  of  hair 




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