pomade

From French pommade, from Italian pomata (“ointment, pomade”), from pomo (“apple”) + -ata (“-ade, -ate: forming nouns”), from Latin pomum (“fruit, apple”) and -atum.[1] Doublet of pomatum, pomate, and pomace. Early pomades tended to be various kinds of fat mixed with apples for a more pleasing scent.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /pəˈmeɪd/, /poʊˈmeɪd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pəˈmɑːd/

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• Rhymes: -eɪd

pomade (countable and uncountable, plural pomades)

1. A greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair, making it look slick and shiny.
   • 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter III, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 44:

     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.

   • 2020, Abi Daré, The Girl With The Louding Voice, Sceptre, page 94:

     The rain beat my hair, run down my face and into my mouth so that I can taste the coconut oil pomade from my hair.

2. (obsolete or historical) Synonym of ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair.
   • 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, page 9:

     With this excellent Pomade you may Anoint your Face at night, and waſh it off the next day in the morning with Rain-water.

3. (obsolete) Synonym of cider, a soft or hard drink made from apples.

• (all senses): pomatum, pomate

pomade (third-person singular simple present pomades, present participle pomading, simple past and past participle pomaded)

1. (transitive) To apply pomade to style hair.

   He pomaded his hair until it looked like a piece of shiny plastic.

2. (transitive, obsolete or historical) Synonym of anoint, to apply ointment.

• (all senses): pomatum, pomate (obsolete)

• “† pomade, n.¹.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2021.
• “pomade, n.².”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
• “pomade, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
• “pomaded, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.

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• IPA^(key): [pʊˈmɑːdə]

pomade

1. pomade