pomatum

plural pomatums

1. countablehistoricaluncommonuncountableSynonym of ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair.

   Pomatum, which is of much use to soften and supple the roughnesse of the skin.

   1657, William Coles, Adam in Eden..., page 258

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   There is likewise made an ointment with the pulpe of Apples and Swines grease and Rose water, which is vsed to beautifie the face... called in shops Pomatum, of the Apples whereof it is made.

   1597, John Gerard, The Herball..., volume III, page 1276

   Synonyms: ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair

2. countableuncommonuncountableSynonym of pomade, a kind of thick waxy hair product used as a styling gel.

   On a huge tomb-like table in the middle of the room, lay two pencilled profiles of Mr. Fielding[…]; to these were added a cracked pomatum-pot containing ink, and a scrap of paper, […]

   1829, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter V, in Devereux. A Tale. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC

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   [W]hen we were to assemble in the morning at breakfast, down came my wife and daughters, drest out in all their former splendour: their hair plaistered up with pomatum, their faces patched to taste, their trains bundled up into an heap behind, and rustling at every motion.

   1766, [Oliver Goldsmith], chapter 4, in The Vicar of Wakefield: […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), Salisbury, Wiltshire: […] B. Collins, for F[rancis] Newbery, […], →OCLC

   Synonyms: pomade

3. countableobsoleteuncommonuncountableSynonym of cider, a soft or hard drink made from apples.

   Synonyms: cider

present singular third person pomatums · participle present pomatuming · participle past pomatumed · past pomatumed

1. transitiveuncommonSynonym of pomade: to apply pomade.

   Synonyms: pomade

2. historicalobsoletetransitiveuncommonSynonym of anoint: to apply ointment.

   Synonyms: anoint