单词 | pomaded |
释义 | pomadedadj. Anointed or dressed with pomade. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > preparations used on the hair > [adjective] > dressed with preparations > with a scented ointment pomatumeda1643 pomaded1840 1840 Times 14 Sept. 3/3 Lord Chesterfield himself, powdered, pomaded, in the best coat. 1876 Appleton's Jrnl. Nov. 410/2 They wore short, round wigs, pomaded and powdered. 1889 M. Oliphant Poor Gentleman xliv A powdered and pomaded woman like Mrs. Sam. Crockford. 1931 W. Faulkner Sanctuary iv. 31 The men..looked down upon the town boys who wore hats cupped rigidly upon pomaded heads. 1986 A. Ghosh Circle of Reason I. ii. 43 He was in European clothes and he had gold-rimmed spectacles and lustrous, pomaded hair. 2003 A. Bromfield tr. B. Akunin Winter Queen (2004) v. 57 The tone was set by young merchants and stockbrokers with pomaded partings in their hair. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1840 |
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