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po⋅made

  [po-meyd, -mahd, poh-] noun, verb, -mad⋅ed, -mad⋅ing.
–noun
1. a scented ointment, esp. one used for the scalp or for dressing the hair.
–verb (used with object)
2. to dress with pomade; apply pomade to.
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Origin:
1555–65; earlier pommade < F < It pomata (so called because apples were orig. an ingredient), equiv. to pom(a) apple (< L, pl. (taken in VL as fem. sing.) of pōmum fruit) + -ata -ade 1 . See pomatum
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Layrite Pomade
Holds like wax Washes out like gel Water activated for styling & shine
theGreaseShop.com
Folica: Pomade
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Folica.com
po·made   (pō-mād', -mäd', pŏ-)   
n.  A perfumed ointment, especially one used to groom the hair.
tr.v.   po·mad·ed, po·mad·ing, po·mades
To anoint with pomade.

[French pommade, from Italian pomata, from pomo, apple, from Late Latin pōmum; see pome.]
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Word Origin & History

pomade 
1562, from M.Fr. pommade "an ointment," from It. pomata, from pomo "apple," from L. pomum "fruit, apple," so called because the original ointment recipe contained mashed apples.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: po·made
Pronunciation: pO-'mAd, -'mäd
Function: noun
: a perfumed ointment; especially : a fragrant unguent for thehair or scalp
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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