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pomade

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Hair & beauty
po·made /pəˈmeɪd, pəˈmɑːd $ poʊˈmeɪd/ noun [uncountable]  DCBa sweet-smelling oily substance men used to rub on their hair to make it smooth, especially in the past 〔尤在旧时使用的〕男用润发油,男用头油
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pomadeThe smell of his limey hair pomade filled the room.Make sure it was all greased up with pomade, then rub it across the upholstery.
Origin pomade (1500-1600) French pommade substance originally made from apples, from Late Latin pomum apple
po·made nounChineseSyllable
rub men Corpus a on used substance oily to sweet-smelling


pomade
pomade /pəˈmeɪd, pəˈmɑːd $ poʊˈmeɪd/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: French
 Origin: pommade 'substance originally made from apples', from Late Latin pomum 'apple'
a sweet-smelling oily substance men used to rub on their hair to make it smooth, especially in the past


pom·adeBrE /pəˈmeɪd/ 🔊NAmE /pəˈmeɪd/ 🔊BrE /ˈmɑːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɑːd/ 🔊 noun (old-fashioned) [uncountable, countable] a liquid that is put on the hair to make it look shiny and smell nice 发油