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発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /pəˈmɑdəm/, /pəˈmeɪdəm/
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /pəʊˈmeɪtəm/, /pəˈmeɪtəm/

名詞

pomatum (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 pomatums)

1. (uncommon, historical) Synonym of ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair.
   • 1597, John Gerard, The Herball..., volume III, page 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, William Coles, Adam in Eden..., page 258:

     Pomatum, which is of much use to soften and supple the roughnesse of the skin.

2. (uncommon) Synonym of pomade, a kind of thick waxy hair product used as a styling gel.
   • 1766, [Oliver Goldsmith], chapter 4, in The Vicar of Wakefield: […], volumes (please specify |volume=I または II), Salisbury, Wiltshire: […] B. Collins, for F[rancis] Newbery, […], →OCLC; reprinted London: Elliot Stock, 1885, →OCLC:

     [W]hen we were to assemble in the morning at breakfast, down came my wife and daughters, drest out in all their former splendour: their hair plaistered up with pomatum, their faces patched to taste, their trains bundled up into an heap behind, and rustling at every motion.

   • 1829, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter V, in Devereux. A Tale. […] , volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC:

     On a huge tomb-like table in the middle of the room, lay two pencilled profiles of Mr. Fielding […] ; to these were added a cracked pomatum-pot containing ink, and a scrap of paper, […]

3. (uncommon, obsolete) Synonym of cider, a soft or hard drink made from apples.

派生語

動詞

pomatum (三人称単数 現在形 pomatums, 現在分詞 pomatuming, 過去形および過去分詞形 pomatumed)

1. (transitive, uncommon) Synonym of pomade: to apply pomade.
2. (transitive, uncommon, obsolete or historical) Synonym of anoint: to apply ointment.

参照

• “pomatum, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
• “pomatum, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
• “pomatumed, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
• “pomatum”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.