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Pomade

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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or Pomatum, a scented ointment, used formerly for softening and beautifying the skin, as a lip-salve, &c., but now principally applied to the hair. It was made originally from the juice of apples (Lat. pomum), whence the name.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Pomade'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​p/pomade.html. 1910.
 
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