Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pomade"

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pomatum; -- originally made from apples.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) 1.7 (wn)

pomade
n : hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment [syn:
{pomatum}]
v : apply pomade to, of hair

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