Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - ointment
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Ointment
ointment
(ointments) 1. An ointment is a smooth thick substance that is put on sore skin or a wound to help it heal. A range of ointments and creams is available for the treatment of eczema... He received ointment for his flaking skin. N-MASS 2. If you describe someone or something as a fly in the ointment, you think they spoil a situation and prevent it being as successful as you had hoped. Rachel seems to be the one fly in the ointment of Caroline’s smooth life. PHRASE: v-link PHR
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noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of oynement, from Anglo-French uignement, oignement, ultimately from Latin unguentum, from unguere to anoint; akin to Old High German ancho butter, Sanskrit anakti he salves Date: 14th century a salve or unguent for application to the skin ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. a smooth greasy healing or cosmetic preparation for the skin. Etymology: ME oignement, ointment, f. OF oignement ult. f. L (as UNGUENT): oint- after obs. oint anoint f. OF, past part. of oindre ANOINT ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ n a soft substance made of solid oil that you rub into your skin, especially as a medical treatment (- see also fly in the ointment fly3 (5)) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1280, from O.Fr. oignement, from L. unguentum (see unguent). The first t emerged in O.Fr. from oint, p.p. of oindre "to annoint." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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