pomade
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++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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pomade• The 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was all greased up with pomade, then rub it across the upholstery.Origin pomade (1500-1600) French pommade “substance originally made from apples”, from Late Latin pomum “apple”po·made nounChineseSyllable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
po‧made /pəˈmeɪd, pəˈmɑːd $ poʊˈmeɪd/
noun [uncountable]
po‧made /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Origin: pommade 'substance originally made from apples', from Late Latin pomum 'apple'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
Language: French
Origin: pommade 'substance originally made from apples', from Late Latin pomum 'apple'