'Pomade' definitions:
Definition of 'pomade'
From: WordNet
noun
Hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment [syn: pomade, pomatum]
verb
Apply pomade to (hair)
Definition of 'Pomade'
From: GCIDE
- Pomade \Po*made"\ (?; 277), n. [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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Perfumed ointment; esp., a fragrant unguent for the hair; pomatum; -- originally made from apples. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pomade'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anoint,
- balm,
- balsam,
- beeswax,
- brilliantine,
- chrism,
- cold cream,
- collyrium,
- cream,
- daub,
- demulcent,
- dress,
- embrocate,
- embrocation,
- emollient,
- eye-lotion,
- eyewash,
- face cream,
- glycerolate,
- grease,
- grease the wheels,
- hand lotion,
- inunction,
- inunctum,
- lanolin,
- lard,
- lenitive,
- lotion,
- lubricate,
- nard,
- oil,
- ointment,
- pomatum,
- salve,
- slick,
- slick on,
- smear,
- smooth the way,
- soap the ways,
- soothing syrup,
- spikenard,
- unction,
- unguent,
- unguentum,
- wax