ointment
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Etymology
A later form (as if oint + -ment) of Middle English oinement, borrowed from Old French oignement (“an anointing”), from oigner, oindre, ongier (“to anoint”), from Latin ung(u)ō (“I anoint”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“to smear, anoint”). Partly displaced native Old English sealf, whence modern salve.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt/,
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɪn(t)m(ə)nt/
- Hyphenation: oint‧ment
Noun
ointment (countable and uncountable, plural ointments)
- (medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
- A substance used to anoint, as in religious rituals.
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viscous preparation, usually containing medication
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Further reading
- “ointment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “ointment”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “ointment”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.