pomade

poʊˈmeɪd

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of pomade - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

hairgreasy substance used to style hair

He used pomade to slick back his hair.

styling creamscented ointment for hair or skin

She applied pomade to her hair to add shine and control frizz.

hair wax

Verb

tr.

grooming

Rare

style hair by applying a greasy hair product

Rare

She pomaded her hair for the party.

groom

slick

style

history

Dated

anoint with ointment

Dated

In ancient times, they pomaded the body with oils.

anoint

apply

smear

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greasy substance used to style hair
scented ointment for hair or skin

Origin of pomade

French, pommade (ointment)

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axle grease

grooming

hair pomade for styling hair

pomaded

adj.

hair

styled or slicked with pomade

Examples of pomade in a sentence

She noticed the pomade left a shiny finish on his hair.
He used pomade to style his mustache.
The barber recommended a pomade for a sleek look.
He pomaded his hair to achieve a sleek look.
The stylist pomaded the model's hair for the shoot.
They pomaded the king's hair for the ceremony.

The ritual required them to pomade the sacred statue.

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French:pommade, coiffer, ...
German:Pomade, pomadieren, ...
Italian:pomata, applicare la pomata, ...
Spanish:pomada, aplicar pomada, ...
Portuguese:pomada, pôr pomada, ...
Chinese:发油, 抹发油, ...
Japanese:ポマード, ポマードを塗る, ...
Arabic:دَهْن الشَّعْر, دَهَنَ, ...
Hebrew:פּוֹמָדָה, לְמָרוֹחַ, ...
Russian:помада, наносить помаду, ...
Ukrainian:помада, наносити помаду, ...
Hindi:पोमेड, लगाना, ...
Bengali:পোমেড, পোমেড লাগানো, ...
Catalan:pomada, posar pomada, ...
Czech:pomáda, uhladit si vlasy pomádou, ...
Danish:pomade, sætte, ...
Dutch:pomade, pommaderen, ...
Greek:πομάδα, βάζω πομάδα, ...
Hungarian:pomádé, pomádéval bekenni, ...
Khmer:ប្រេងលាបសក់, លាបប្រេងរៀបសក់, ...
Korean:포마드, 포마드를 바르다, ...
Persian:پماد, پماد زد, ...
Polish:brylantyna, ułożyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):pomada, passar pomada, ...
Romanian:pomadă, a da cu pomadă, ...
Swedish:pomada, styla, ...
Thai:สารที่มีความมัน, ใส่น้ำมันแต่งผม, ...
Turkish:briyantin, pomad sürmek, ...
Vietnamese:sáp vuốt tóc, bôi pomade, ...

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