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Macassar oil
noun
- an oil derived from materials said to be obtained from Macassar, formerly used as a hairdressing.
- a similar oil or preparation for the hair.
Macassar oil
noun
- an oily preparation formerly put on the hair to make it smooth and shiny
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Macassar oil1
First recorded in 1800–10
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Macassar oil1
C19: so called because its ingredients were originally claimed to have come from Makassar
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Example Sentences
“Macassar oil” is a trade name, not geographical: see Antimacassar.
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Antimacassar means literally a "protection against macassar oil," anti being the Latin word for "against."
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Macassar-oil, ma-kas′ar-oil, n. an oil much used for the hair, imported from India and other Eastern countries.
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For three months the success of Macassar Oil has kept me from sleeping.
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Macassar Oil will defend itself; it is specious; the name is seductive.
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