unguent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: unguent	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unguent n semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation Synonym(s): ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unguent \Un"guent\ (?; 277), n. [L. unguentum, from unguere, ungere, to anoint: cf. F. onguent. See {Ointment}, and cf. {Unction}, {Unctuous}.] A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an ointment. --Cowper. Note: An unguent is stiffer than a liniment, but softer than a cerate.