pomatum
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Medieval Latin pomatum (“cider, ointment”), from Latin pōmum (“fruit, apple”) + -ātum (“-ate: forming nouns”). Doublet of pomate, pomade, and pomace.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /pəˈmɑdəm/, /pəˈmeɪdəm/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəʊˈmeɪtəm/, /pəˈmeɪtəm/
Noun
[edit]pomatum (countable and uncountable, plural pomatums)
- (uncommon, historical) Synonym of ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair.
- 1657, William Coles, Adam in Eden..., page 258:
- Pomatum, which is of much use to soften and supple the roughnesse of the skin.
- (uncommon) Synonym of pomade, a kind of thick waxy hair product used as a styling gel.
- 1766, [Oliver Goldsmith], chapter 4, in The Vicar of Wakefield: […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), Salisbury, Wiltshire: […] B. Collins, for F[rancis] Newbery, […], →OCLC:
- [W]hen we were to assemble in the morning at breakfast, down came my wife and daughters, drest out in all their former splendour: their hair plaistered up with pomatum, their faces patched to taste, their trains bundled up into an heap behind, and rustling at every motion.
- 1829, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter V, in Devereux. A Tale. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC:
- On a huge tomb-like table in the middle of the room, lay two pencilled profiles of Mr. Fielding […] ; to these were added a cracked pomatum-pot containing ink, and a scrap of paper, […]
- (uncommon, obsolete) Synonym of cider, a soft or hard drink made from apples.
Derived terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]pomatum (third-person singular simple present pomatums, present participle pomatuming, simple past and past participle pomatumed)
- (transitive, uncommon) Synonym of pomade: to apply pomade.
- (transitive, uncommon, obsolete or historical) Synonym of anoint: to apply ointment.
References
[edit]- “pomatum, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
- “pomatum, v.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
- “pomatumed, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
- “pomatum”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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