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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.
Unguent; any soft, unctuous substance or compound, used for smearing, particularly the body or a diseased part.

Definition 2024


ointment

ointment

English

Noun

ointment (plural ointments)

  1. (medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.

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