noun. An oily, perfumed hairdressing.

noun. A glossy fabric made from cotton and worsted or cotton and mohair.

noun. A dress-goods for women's wear, similar to alpaca, but superior to it in richness of material and finish.

noun. A name freely and generally employed to designate toilet preparations of variable composition for the face or bair.

noun. An oily composition used to make the hair manageable and glossy.

noun. A dress fabric having a glossy finish on both sides, resembling alpaca but of superior quality.

noun. A hair pomade, making the hair shine brilliantly.

noun. A smooth shiny, luxurious fabric, often of alpaca or vicuña.

verb. To apply brilliantine to the hair.

noun. a pomade to make the hair manageable and lustrous

"Their hair was now loose and tousled, no longer trapped by the macassar oil and brilliantine pomade of former years."

pomade  pomatum  

Pinot  aperitif  bacitracin  bannerman  castor oil