About The Word Ointment
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Ointment
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What's The Definition Of Ointment?
[n] toiletry consisting of any of various substances resembling cream that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
[n] semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation Synonyms | Synonyms for Ointment: balm | cream | emollient | salve | unction | unguent Related Terms | Find terms related to Ointment: balm | balsam | blunt | boodle | brass | bread | brilliantine | bucks | cabbage | cerate | chips | chrism | chrismal | chrismation | chrismatory | chrisom | cold cream | collyrium | cream | demulcent | dinero | dough | dressing | embrocation | emollient | extreme unction | eye-lotion | eyewash | eyewater | face cream | gelt | gilt | grease | green | green stuff | hand lotion | inunction | inunctum | jack | kale | lanolin | last rites | lenitive | liniment | lotion | mazuma | moolah | mopus | nard | oil | oil of palms | oof | ooftish | petrolatum | pomade | pomatum | rhino | rocks | sacramental anointment | sacred unction | salve | shekels | simoleons | soothing syrup | spikenard | spondulics | sugar | the needful | tin | unction | unguent | unguentum | viaticum | vulnerary | wampum See Also | arnica | baby oil | balsam | carron oil | cerate | chrism | chrisom | cold cream | curative | cure | face cream | hand cream | holy oil | lanolin | lip balm | mentholated salve | mercurial ointment | nard | remedy | sacramental oil | spikenard | sunblock | sunblocker | sunscreen | toilet article | toiletries | toiletry | vanishing cream | wool fat | wool grease | zinc ointment Ointment In Webster's Dictionary \Oint"ment\, n. [OE. oinement, OF. oignement, fr.F.
oindre to anoint, L. ungere, unguere; akin to Skr. a?j, and
to G. anke (in Switzerland) butter. The first t in the E.
word is due to the influence of anoint. Cf. {Anoint},
{Unguent}.]
That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used
for smearing or anointing; an unguent.
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