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Definition of Hair oil
1. Noun. A toiletry for the hair.
Specialized synonyms: Pomade, Pomatum
Generic synonyms: Toilet Articles, Toiletry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hair Oil
Literary usage of Hair oil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Log of the Snark by Charmian London, Snark (Ketch) (1915)
"... he would proselyte unceasingly in the sacred cause of nakedness, diet—or lack
of it—cocoanut hair-oil, fish-net shirts in winter, and so on. ..."
2. Housekeeping in Old Virginia: Containing Contributions from Two Hundred and edited by Marion Cabell Tyree (1879)
"—Dr. EAC Hair- Oil. Castor-oil, ten ounces; pure alcohol, six ounces. Perfume with
oil of bergamot or any other perfume preferred.—Dr. EAC HAIR TONIC. ..."
3. American Druggist (1884)
"Oil of Bergamot alone makes an agreeable scent for hair-oil. ... For many years
past, vaseline has been used, by barbers especially, in place of hair-oil. ..."
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