Embrocation

  • 111liniment — [n] ointment balm, cream, dressing, embrocation, emollient, lenitive, lotion, medicine, salve, unguent; concepts 311,466 …

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  • 112lotion — [n] creamy solution balm, cosmetic, cream, demulcent, embrocation, lenitive, liniment, medicine, ointment, palliative, preparation, salve, unguent, wash; concepts 311,446,466 …

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  • 113ointment — [n] cream for treatment balm, cerate, demulcent, dressing, embrocation, emollient, lenitive, liniment, lotion, medicine, salve, unguent; concepts 311,466 …

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  • 114embrocate — verb administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing • Syn: ↑anoint, ↑inunct, ↑oil, ↑anele • Derivationally related forms: ↑embrocation, ↑oil (for: ↑ …

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  • 115inunct — verb administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing • Syn: ↑anoint, ↑oil, ↑anele, ↑embrocate • Derivationally related forms: ↑embrocation (for: ↑embrocate), ↑ …

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  • 116liniment — n. an embrocation, usu. made with oil. Etymology: LL linimentum f. L linire smear …

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  • 117embroche — noun ( s) Etymology: Greek embrochē obsolete : embrocation …

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  • 118em|bro|ca|tion — «EHM broh KAY shuhn», noun. 1. a liniment or lotion used for bathing and rubbing the body: »He went to Milan…with a suspected touch of pleurisy. From then on his mother bought the embrocation wholesale (Punch) …

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  • 119lin|i|ment — «LIHN uh muhnt», noun. a soothing liquid which is rubbed on the skin to relieve the pain of sore muscles, sprains, and bruises, or one that acts as a counterirritant. SYNONYM(S): embrocation. ╂[< Late Latin linīmentum < Latin linere anoint …

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