pomade
Plural: pomades
Noun
- hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment
- A greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair, making it look slick and shiny.
- Synonym of ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair.
- Synonym of cider, a soft or hard drink made from apples.
Verb
Verb Forms: pomaded, pomading, pomades
- To apply a perfumed dressing to hair.
- apply pomade to (hair)
- To apply pomade to style hair.
- Synonym of anoint, to apply ointment.
Examples
- Before his big tournament, he decided to pomade his hair for a winning look, hoping it improved his anagramming.
- He pomaded his hair until it looked like a piece of shiny plastic.
Origin / Etymology
From French pommade, from Italian pomata (“ointment, pomade”), from pomo (“apple”) + -ata (“-ade, -ate: forming nouns”), from Latin pōmum (“fruit, apple”). Doublet of pomatum, pomate, and pomace. Early pomades tended to be various kinds of fat mixed with apples for a more pleasing scent.
Synonyms
pomatum, anoint, cider, ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair, pomate, to apply ointment
Scrabble Score: 11
pomade: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpomade: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pomade: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary