Unguent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʌŋɡjuənt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Unguent is a noun meaning Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.
Meaning
Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.
More Meanings
- Taking the form of a cream or ointment.
Example Sentences
In vials of ivory and coloured glass / Unstoppered, lurked her strange synthetic perfumes, / Unguent, powdered, or liquid— […]
So she put a golden box into his hand, and directed him how to apply the perfumed unguent which it contained, and where to meet her at midnight.
"Alas!" said Syntax, "could I pop / Just now, upon a blacksmith's shop, / Whose cooling unguents would avail / To save poor Grizzle's ears and tail!"
Thou knowest of old that my temper is somewhat choleric, and my tongue not greased with that unguent which oils the mouths of the lip-serving lords of the land.
Word Forms
- unguents
Synonyms for unguent
Depending on context, synonyms include salve, balm, ointment.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include salve, ointment, balm, cream, epithem, cuticura.
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