macassar oil

Ma·kas·sar oil

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-kas-er oil]
- /məˈkæs ər ɔɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-kas-er oil]
- /məˈkæs ər ɔɪl/

Definitions of macassar oil words

noun macassar oil an oil derived from materials said to be obtained from Macassar, formerly used as a hairdressing. 1
noun macassar oil a similar oil or preparation for the hair. 1
noun macassar oil an oily preparation formerly put on the hair to make it smooth and shiny 0
noun macassar oil An oil, from the ylang-ylang tree, once used to smooth the hair. 0

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Origin of macassar oil

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

First recorded in 1800-10

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Parts of speech for Macassar oil

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Macassar oil

macassar oil popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

macassar oil usage trend in Literature

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