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unguent
[ uhng-gwuhnt ]
noun
- an ointment or salve, usually liquid or semiliquid, for application to wounds, sores, etc.
unguent
/ ˈʌŋɡwənt /
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Derived Forms
- ˈunguentary, adjective
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Other Words From
- un·guen·tar·y [uhng, -gw, uh, n-ter-ee], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unguent1
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin unguentum, alteration (probably by association with the suffixes -men, -mentum ) of unguen fat, grease, derivative of unguere to smear, anoint
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unguent1
C15: from Latin unguentum, from unguere to anoint
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Example Sentences
She also 'invented' many a lotion and unguent for the preservation and creation of beauty.
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They anointed the fingers with some unguent, and lighted them.
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A remarkable instance once came under my observation of the early use which they make of this curious unguent.
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Enhances with a, darkness, a blackness that arises from the kissing of eyes coloured with black unguent.
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The Indian samp-wallahs do not use any infusion or unguent to stupefy and disarm their snakes, as do those of Ethiopia.
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