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pomate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpəʊmət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpoʊmət/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin pomatum (“cider, ointment”) either directly or via slightly earlier English pomatum, from Latin pōmum (“fruit, apple”) + -ātum (“-ate: forming nouns”). Doublet of pomatum, pomade, and pomace.

Meanings

1. (historical, uncommon) Synonym of ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair.
   • Shee with no Pomate paints her Face... 1625, Alexander Garden, Characters and Essays, page 47:
2. (Scotland) Synonym of pomade, a kind of thick waxy hair product used as a styling gel.
   • Patient he sits, while Master Puff, with pomate, tongs, and powder-pluff... gives each hair its proper station... 1774, Archibald Bruce, The Kirkiad..., Canto I, 18:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
pomates	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

ointment · pomade · particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair

pomate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈpəʊmət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpoʊmət/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin pomatum (“cider, ointment”) either directly or via slightly earlier English pomatum, from Latin pōmum (“fruit, apple”) + -ātum (“-ate: forming nouns”). Doublet of pomatum, pomade, and pomace.

Meanings

1. (obsolete, transitive) Synonym of anoint: to apply ointment.
2. (obsolete, transitive) Synonym of pomade: to apply pomade.
3. (obsolete, transitive) Synonym of mash: to crush into a paste.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
pomated	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
pomated	Tense=Past		lexicographic
pomates	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
pomating	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic

Synonyms

anoint · mash · pomade