different between ointment vs oinement
ointment
English
Alternative forms
- oyntment (obsolete)
Etymology
A 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)? (“I anoint”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?eng?- (“to smear, anoint”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???ntm(?)nt/, [?????(n)?.m??(n)?]
- (General American) IPA(key): /???n(t)m(?)nt/
- Hyphenation: oint?ment
Noun
ointment (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.
Synonyms
- salve
- unguent
Derived terms
- fly in the ointment
- ointmentlike
Related terms
Translations
See also
- cream
- inunction
- liniment
- unction
- unctuous
- unguent
Further reading
- ointment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- ointment in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- ointment at OneLook Dictionary Search
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oinement
Middle English
Noun
oinement
- ointment
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
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- what ointment is good for ringworm
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