Ointment
['ɒɪntm(ə)nt] or ['ɔɪntmənt]
Definition
(noun.) semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation.
Edited by Clare--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent.
Editor: Megan
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Unguent.
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Definition
n. anything used in anointing: (med.) any greasy substance applied to diseased or wounded parts: (B.) a perfume.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of ointment, denotes that you will form friendships which will prove beneficial and pleasing to you. For a young woman to dream that she makes ointment, denotes that she will be able to command her own affairs whether they be of a private or public character.
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Examples
- It is mentioned as an infallible ointment by Hoffman, Mead, and I think the Abbe Fontana. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- As an ointment it is especially applicable to the treatment of catarrh, malignant sores, abrasions, and other affections where a local remedy can be applied. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Come, flame of gas, burning so sullenly above the iron gate, on which the poisoned air deposits its witch-ointment slimy to the touch! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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