linament

English

Etymology

From Latin linamentum, from linum (“flax”).

Noun

linament (plural linaments)

1. (surgery) Lint (fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth, used for dressing wounds), especially when made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with liniment.

References

• “linament”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• inmantle, lamentin