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liniment
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English
Etymology
From Late Latin linimentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪnəmənt/
Audio (General American): (file)
Noun
liniment (countable and uncountable, plural liniments)
- A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, as for example to relieve symptoms of arthritis.
- 1959, “Mr. Denton on Doomsday” (16:29 from the start), in The Twilight Zone, season 1, episode 3, spoken by Henry J. Fate (Malcolm Atterbury):
- Denton (Dan Duryea): You're a peddler, aren't you? / Henry J. Fate (Malcolm Atterbury): Oh yes, dealer in everything. Utensils, herbs, medicine, liniments and tonics, farm implements, clothing, and potions.
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with linament.
Translations
topical medical preparation
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Verb
liniment (third-person singular simple present liniments, present participle linimenting, simple past and past participle linimented)
- (transitive) To apply liniment to.
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French
Pronunciation
Noun
liniment m (plural liniments)
Further reading
- “liniment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
liniment n (plural linimente)
Declension
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