Mine is antimassacar: \An`ti*ma*cas”sar\, n. A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, etc., to prevent them from being soiled by macassar or other oil from the hair.
Macassar oil, it seems, is a hair oil that was popular in Victorian England. The primary ingredient of macassar oil is Ylang Ylang oil. Ylang Ylang means “flower of flowers” and is the common name for the tree Cananga odorata. In Indonesia, the petals of Ylang Ylang flowers are spread on the bed of a newly married couple.
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Date: 2005-05-01 06:46 pm (UTC)Macassar oil, it seems, is a hair oil that was popular in Victorian England. The primary ingredient of macassar oil is Ylang Ylang oil. Ylang Ylang means “flower of flowers” and is the common name for the tree Cananga odorata. In Indonesia, the petals of Ylang Ylang flowers are spread on the bed of a newly married couple.