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.
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