POMADE • DICCIONARIO INGLES.COM • Definition of Pomade

... a good look at the man. The sergeant-major seemed to have done well for him in this respect. Gaehler was a smart fellow, not exactly tall, but well proportioned, and very clean. His hair smelt a little too strongly of pomade, and wax had not been spared on his ...

— 'Jena' or 'Sedan'? • Franz Beyerlein

... mask and went through what would to-day be considered very painful operations. Her skin was rubbed with pumice stone, and superfluous hairs were removed with a pair of tweezers. Grecian slaves were adepts at colouring eyelashes and eyebrows and treating the lips with red pomade. The mirror was in frequent use. Many of the polished metal mirrors of those days were adorned with precious stones and had handles of mother-o'-pearl; and silver and gold were common in the fashioning of the framework. Hair appointments, including combs, were very decorative, frequently being ...

— Chats on Household Curios • Fred W. Burgess