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Webster 1913 Edition
Ointment
Oint′ment
,Noun.
[OE.
oinement
, OF. oignement
, fr. F. oindre
to anoint, L. ungere
, unguere
; akin to Skr. añj
, 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ointment
OINT'MENT
,Noun.