单词 | pomatum |
释义 | pomatumn. Now archaic and historical. 1. An ointment for the skin or hair; = pomade n.2 ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [noun] > preparations for the skin or complexion paste?a1425 pomatum1562 reparation1579 pomade1598 lustrification1631 butter?1762 war-paint1869 toiletry1917 face1923 make-up1932 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > preparations used on the hair > [noun] > scented ointment pomatum1562 pomate1575 pomade1874 1562 W. Ward tr. G. Ruscelli 3rd Pt. Secretes Alexis of Piemont ii. 42 b This Pomatum [Fr. pomade] wil be as whyte as snowe. 1597 J. Gerard Herball iii. 1276 There is likewise made an ointment with the pulpe of Apples and Swines grease and Rose water, which is vsed to beautifie the face..called in shops Pomatum, of the Apples whereof it is made. 1657 W. Coles Adam in Eden clxviii. 258 Pomatum, which is of much use to soften and supple the roughnesse of the skin. 1671 J. Sharp Midwives Bk. vi. iii. 350 Take Pomatum one ounce and a half, Mastick a scruple, Powder of red roses, [etc.]. 1714 A. Pope Rape of Lock (new ed.) ii. 17 Gums and Pomatums shall his Flight restrain. 1783 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 73 240 Its essence is mixed with pomatums for the face and hands. 1853 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes (1854) I. ii. 12 Their..hair..disguised..with powder and pomatum. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. iii. 58 His idea of decoration goes in the direction of a plaster of ‘tola’ pomatum over his body. 1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage xxviii. 122 He sat with his feet like ice, his fingers numb and heavy, and all around was the sickly odour of pomatum. 1980 E. Jong Fanny ii. iv. 195 Perfumes, Wash-Balls, Soaps, Powders, Snuffs, Pomatums, Cold-Creams, Lip-Salves, e'en Sealing Wax and Ladies' Black Sticking Plaister. 2001 O. Sacks Uncle Tungsten viii. 87 One could use fat—butter fat, chicken fat—to make a fatty extract, a pomatum. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > cider > [noun] ciderc1315 pomadec1400 pomacec1450 pommage1576 apple water1606 pomatum1657 hard cider1786 1657 Physical Dict. Pomatum, a drink made of apples. Compounds General attributive, as pomatum mask, pomatum pot, etc. ΚΠ 1629 W. Davenant Trag. Albovine v. i. 1 They saye it is your custome to sleepe In Pomatum Masques. 1683 London Gaz. No. 1808/4 One Silver Pomatum-Pot. 1787 P. H. Maty tr. J. K. Riesbeck Trav. Germany I. 190 The crucifixes, straw quadrille boxes, powder and pomatum boxes. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby lii. 518 The applicant..looked slightly round the shop as if in depreciation of the pomatum pots and other articles of stock. 1885 ‘F. Anstey’ Tinted Venus x. 121 Your bottles and pomatum-pots. 1944 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 25 Aug. 4/6 Pomatum pots, covered jars, and fire proof ware. DerivativesΘΚΠ 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 cosmetic to impart gloss pomatumy1782 brilliantined1906 1782 J. Stewart Plocacosmos 293 After the curls are rolled up, touch them with your pomatumy hands, and stroke the hair behind. ?1845 W. L. Rede Jack in Water iii. i. 38 Well he—this pomatumy chap—got over sweet upon Betty. 1894 A. I. Ritchie Chapters from Mem. i. 10 Features, ornamented with little pomatumy wisps of hair. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pomatumv. Now rare. transitive. To anoint or dress with pomatum; = pomade v. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > preparations used on the hair > apply preparations to the hair [verb (transitive)] > scented ointment pomate1662 pomatum1669 pomade1794 1669 W. Penn No Cross, No Crown iii. 45 Did Eve..use to Curle, Pouder, Pummatum, Patch, Paint, wear False Locks? 1786 Pogonologia 80 His whiskers..combed, and pomatumed by his mistress. 1792 W. Roberts Looker-on No. 4. 30 You pinched, buckramed, and pomatumed me up to such a degree. 1829 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 119 211 The telescope was then adjusted for the observation of coincidences, the glasses of the apparatus being on, and the joints pomatumed. 1857 Ld. Campbell Lives Chief Justices III. lii. 250 The wigs that had been properly frizzed and pomatumed. 1902 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 22 Feb. 10/1 The hair was oiled and pomatumed to overcome the difficulty. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1562v.1669 |
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