embrocation

[ em-broh-key-shuhn, -bruh- ]

noun

1. the act of embrocating a bruised or diseased part of the body.
2. the liquid used for this; a liniment or lotion.

embrocation

/ ˌɛmbrəʊˈkeɪʃən /

noun

1. a drug or agent for rubbing into the skin; liniment

Word History and Origins

Origin of embrocation¹

1400–50; late Middle English. See embrocate, -ion

Example Sentences

“Oh! my dear sir, her throat is so much better that I have hardly any uneasiness about it. Either bathing has been of the greatest service to her, or else it is to be attributed to an excellent embrocation of Mr. Wingfield’s, which we have been applying at times ever since August.”

From Literature

The last sentence, applying a little irony to herself as if it were an embrocation, is what we should value most.

From The New Yorker

As the Premier League takes a breath, sucks on half an orange, and smears some soothing embrocation across a vivid set of autumnal bruises, this seems like an ideal moment to sit back and review a particularly frantic opening act.

From The Guardian

One amusing account of whisky’s origin holds that it was invented by the Irish as an embrocation for sick mules.

From New York Times

An Embrocation.—An embrocation is made after this manner:—Px.

From Project Gutenberg

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