English-Thai Dictionary

ointment

N ขี้ผึ้ง  unguent ke-pueang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OINT

v.t.[L. ungo, like joindre from jungo.] To anoint; to smear with an unctuous substance.
They oint their naked limbs with mother'd oil.

 

OINTED

pp. Anointed; smeared with an oily or greasy matter.

 

OINTING

ppr. Anointing.

 

OINTMENT

n.Unguent; any soft, unctuous substance or compound, used for smearing, particularly the body or a diseased part.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OINT

Oint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ointed; p. pr & vb. n. Ointing. ] Etym: [F.oint, p.p. of oindre, L. ungere. See Anoint, Ointment. ]

 

Defn: To anoint. [Obs. ] Dryden.

 

OINTMENT

Oint "ment, n. Etym: [OE. oinement, OF. oignement, fr. F. oindre to anoint, L. ungere, unguere; akin to Skr. a, and to G. anke (in Switzerland ) butter. The first t in the E. word is due to the influence of anoint. Cf. Anoint, Unguent. ]

 

Defn: That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ointment

oint ment |ˈointmənt ˈɔɪntmənt | ▶noun a smooth oily preparation that is rubbed on the skin for medicinal purposes or as a cosmetic. ORIGIN Middle English: alteration of Old French oignement, from a popular Latin form of Latin unguentum (see unguent ); influenced by obsolete oint ‘anoint ’ (from Old French, past participle of oindre ‘anoint ’).

 

Oxford Dictionary

ointment

oint |ment |ˈɔɪntm (ə )nt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a smooth oily substance that is rubbed on the skin for medicinal purposes or as a cosmetic. ORIGIN Middle English: alteration of Old French oignement, from a popular Latin form of Latin unguentum (see unguent ); influenced by obsolete oint ‘anoint ’ (from Old French, past participle of oindre ‘anoint ’).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ointment

ointment noun apply the ointment twice a day: lotion, cream, salve, liniment, rub, gel, balm, emollient, unguent; formal embrocation; technical humectant; proprietary Vaseline.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ointment

ointment noun lotion, cream, salve, liniment, embrocation, rub, gel, petroleum jelly, balm, emollient, unguent, balsam; pomade, pomatum; calamine lotion, zinc ointment; Medicine demulcent, humectant; trademark Vaseline, Tiger balm; historical spikenard; archaic unction.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ointment

oint ment /ɔ́ɪntmənt /名詞 U C 軟膏 （なんこう ）, 付け薬 .