"fixature" meaning in English

See fixature in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: fixatures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fixature (plural fixatures)
  1. (historical) A gummy preparation for fixing the hair in place. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-fixature-en-noun-XOsq4uog Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1862, Edward Balfour, The second supplement, with index, to the Cyclopaedia of India and of eastern and southern Asia:",
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        "(historical) A gummy preparation for fixing the hair in place."
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