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Macassar

N น้ำมันใส่ผม ให้ เรียบ Makassar nam-man-sai-pom-hai-riab

macassar oil

N น้ำมันใส่ผม น้ำมัน ที่ มาจาก เมือง Macassar

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MACASSAR OIL

MACASSAR OIL Ma *cas `sar oil ".

Defn: A kind of oil formerly used in dressing the hair; -- so called because originally obtained from Macassar, a district of the Island of Celebes. Also, an imitation of the same, of perfumed castor oil and olive oil.

New American Oxford Dictionary

Macassar

Ma cas sar |məˈkasər məˈkæsər | ▶noun 1 (also Macassar oil ) a kind of oil formerly used, esp. by men, to make one's hair shine and lie flat. 2 variant spelling of Makassar. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: earlier form of Makassar. The oil was originally represented as consisting of ingredients from Makassar.

Oxford Dictionary

Macassar

Macassar |məˈkasə | ▶noun 1 (also Macassar oil ) [ mass noun ] a kind of oil formerly used by men to make their hair shine and lie flat. 2 variant spelling of Makassar. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: earlier form of Makassar. The oil was originally represented as consisting of ingredients from Makassar.