DictionaryRoot: pommade
French
pommade
ointment
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noun / verb
pomade
puh-MAYD/pəˈmeɪd/
An oily hair-styling product, or to apply it to hair.
Etymology
Pommade meant an ointment, and its name ultimately refers to apples because the original recipe contained mashed apples. This ingredient explains the unexpected fruit connection in the name of a perfumed hair preparation.