liniment
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English
Etymology
From Late Latin linimentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪnəmənt/
Audio (General American): (file)
Noun
liniment (countable and uncountable, plural liniments)
- A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, as for example to relieve symptoms of arthritis.
- 1959, “Mr. Denton on Doomsday” (16:29 from the start), in The Twilight Zone, season 1, episode 3, spoken by Henry J. Fate (Malcolm Atterbury):
- Denton (Dan Duryea): You're a peddler, aren't you? / Henry J. Fate (Malcolm Atterbury): Oh yes, dealer in everything. Utensils, herbs, medicine, liniments and tonics, farm implements, clothing, and potions.
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with linament.
Translations
topical medical preparation
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Verb
liniment (third-person singular simple present liniments, present participle linimenting, simple past and past participle linimented)
- (transitive) To apply liniment to.
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
liniment m (plural liniments)
Further reading
- “liniment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French liniment.
Noun
liniment n (plural linimente)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | liniment | linimentul | linimente | linimentele | |
| genitive-dative | liniment | linimentului | linimente | linimentelor | |
| vocative | linimentule | linimentelor | |||