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pomatum
[ poh-mey-tuhm, -mah-, puh- ]
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Gray strands streak her hair, though she's cleverly tried to cover them with beeswax and pomatum.
As to pomatum, Macassar, and other inventions of the hair-dresser, I have only to say that, if used at all, it should be in moderation, and never sufficiently to make their scent perceptible in company.
The disagreeable habit is, therefore, simply a provision of Nature for their relief, which may be successfully accomplished by washing with warm water, and the subsequent application of pomatum to the skin.
The word pomatum has now no association with pomum, but originally pomatum was made partly of Apples.
His hair was frizzled and powdered, and worn in a French club with black ribbon, and the hair on his temples was loaded with pomatum and rolled twice.
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