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  • 51ointment — /oynt meuhnt/, n. Pharm. a soft, unctuous preparation, often medicated, for application to the skin; unguent. [1250 1300; obs. oint (aph. var. of ANOINT) + MENT; r. ME oignement < OF < VL *unguimentum for L unguentum; see UNGUENT] Syn. salve,&#8230; …

    Universalium

  • 52Ointment in Scripture — • That the use of oily, fragrant materials to anoint the body is a custom going back to remote antiquity is evidenced by the Old Testament as well as other early literatures. . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ointment in Scripture&#8230; …

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  • 53Mangifera Indica — L. Mango (E,Cu,S) . Widely cultivated in Panama, the renowned mango tends to seed itself easily, although fruits from spontaneous seedlings may have the flavor of turpentine. The mango, besides being eaten as a ripe fruit, is sued as follows in&#8230; …

    EthnoBotanical Dictionary

  • 54alifie — ALIFÍE, alifii, s.f. Preparat farmaceutic de uz extern, compus din substanţe medicamentoase încorporate într o masă onctuoasă şi întrebuinţat în medicină şi în cosmetică. – Din ngr. alifi unsoare . Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 …

    Dicționar Român

  • 55cerat — CERÁT, Ă, ceraţi, te, adj. (Despre materiale) Care este impregnat, acoperit cu un strat de ceară. ♢ Hârtie cerată = hârtie impregnată cu substanţe care o fac impermeabilă. Tăbliţe cerate = tăbliţe de lemn acoperite cu ceară, pe care vechii romani …

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  • 56ir — IR, iruri, s.n. (pop.) Alifie pe care o prepară femeile la ţară din diferite grăsimi, plante etc. – Din magh. ir. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  IR s. v. alifie, cremă, pomadă, unguent. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime  …

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  • 57lotion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. wash, liniment; tonic, skin bracer. See remedy, oil. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. liniment, hand lotion, cream, moisturizer, cold cream, after shave, solution, embrocation, liquid preparation, wash,&#8230; …

    English dictionary for students

  • 58unction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. anointing; unguent, ointment; unctuousness, gushing; fervor. See feeling. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Ointment] Syn. oil, unguent, liniment; see salve . 2. [Sacrament] Syn. anointing, laying on of hands,&#8230; …

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  • 59unction — [14] Unction was borrowed from Latin unctiō, a derivative of unguere ‘anoint’ (source also of English unguent [15]). This was descended from the same prehistoric ancestor as produced Welsh ymenyn ‘butter’. Unctuous [14], from the medieval Latin&#8230; …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 60anoint — (v.) c.1300 (implied in anointing), from O.Fr. enoint smeared on, pp. of enoindre smear on, from L. inunguere to anoint, from in on + unguere to smear (see UNGUENT (Cf. unguent)). Originally in reference to grease or oil smeared on for medicinal&#8230; …

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