ointment
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ointment/ˈɔɪntmənt/
▶noun a smooth oily substance that is rubbed on the skin for medicinal purposes or as a cosmetic.
– origin ME: alt. of OFr. oignement, from a pop. L. form of L. unguentum (see unguent); influenced by obs. oint ‘anoint’ (from OFr., past part. of oindre ‘anoint’).
'ointment' also found in these Oxford entries:
balm
- calamine
- coconut butter
- counterirritant
- fly
- inunction
- petroleum jelly
- rub
- salve
- smear
- spikenard
- theriac
- Tiger balm
- unction
- unguent
- vanishing cream
- Vaseline
- zinc ointment
