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Webster 1913 Edition


Pomade

Po-made′

(?; 277)
,
Noun.
[F.
pommade
pomatum, OF.
pomade
cider (cf. Sp.
pomada
, It.
pomata
, LL.
pomata
a drink made of apples), from L.
pomum
fruit, LL., an apple. Cf.
Pomatum
.]
1.
Cider.
[Obs.]
Piers Plowman.
2.
Perfumed ointment; esp., a fragrant unguent for the hair; pomatum; – originally made from apples.

Webster 1828 Edition


Pomade

POMA'DE

,
Noun.
Perfumed ointment. [Little used.]