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单词 pomatum
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Definition of pomatum in English:

pomatum

noun & verb pə(ʊ)ˈmeɪtəm-ˈmätəm
  • old-fashioned term for pomade
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In 1767 the author of a letter to the editor of the New York Journal bemoaned the fashion that led women to double the size of their heads with the use of pomatum, artificial pads, and hair procured from corpses.
    • Early wigs were made of black horsehair, dressed daily with powder and a scented ointment called pomatum, which had ruinous effects on the wearer's clothes.

Origin

Mid 16th century: modern Latin, from Latin pomum 'apple'.

Rhymes

datum, petrolatum, Tatum, ultimatum
 
 

Definition of pomatum in US English:

pomatum

noun & verb-ˈmätəm
  • another term for pomade
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Early wigs were made of black horsehair, dressed daily with powder and a scented ointment called pomatum, which had ruinous effects on the wearer's clothes.
    • In 1767 the author of a letter to the editor of the New York Journal bemoaned the fashion that led women to double the size of their heads with the use of pomatum, artificial pads, and hair procured from corpses.

Origin

Mid 16th century: modern Latin, from Latin pomum ‘apple’.

 
 
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