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English
Etymology
From L. unguentum "ointment"
Pronunciation
IPA|/���gw�nt/
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Noun
en-noun
- any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes
Quotations
1853 � w:Nathaniel Hawthorne|Nathaniel Hawthorne, s:The Golden Fleece|The Golden Fleece
:So she put a golden box into his hand, and directed him how to apply the perfumed unguent which it contained, and where to meet her at midnight.
1890 � w:Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur Conan Doyle, s:A Literary Mosaic|A Literary Mosaic
:Thou knowest of old that my temper is somewhat choleric, and my tongue not greased with that unguent which oils the mouths of the lip-serving lords of the land.
See also
medicine
ointment
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