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noun
Synonym of ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncommon
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Synonyms: ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of pomade, a kind of thick waxy hair product used as a styling gel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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Synonyms: pomade
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Synonym of anoint: to apply ointment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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Synonyms: anoint
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Synonym of pomade: to apply pomade.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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Synonyms: pomade
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Synonym of mash: to crush into a paste.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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Synonyms: mash
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Medieval Latin pomatum (“cider, ointment”) either directly or via slightly earlier English pomatum, from Latin pōmum (“fruit, apple”) + -ātum (“-ate: forming nouns”). Doublet of pomatum, pomade, and pomace.
