ointment
English
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editEtymology
editA 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
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt/, [ˈɔ̃ɪ̃(n)ʔ.mɪ̃(n)ʔ]
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɪn(t)m(ə)nt/
- Hyphenation: oint‧ment
Noun
editointment (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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editTranslations
editviscous preparation, usually containing medication
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editFurther reading
edit- “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.
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- English terms suffixed with -ment
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- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
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