liniment

noun

lin·i·ment ˈli-nə-mənt How to pronounce liniment (audio)

: a liquid or semiliquid preparation that is applied to the skin as an anodyne or a counterirritant

For four or five days afterward, she felt poorly. Friends came to see about her. Some made camomile tea; others rubbed her with liniment

Toni Morrison

… after your walk, soak your feet in warm, not hot, water, followed with some kind of cooling liniment.

Prevention

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The only constant was the way people put on their stickers: all of them with such tenderness as if rubbing liniment into the injustice.

Steve Hartman, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2020 Elixir bottles can be exchanged for wellness liniments of equal or lesser value.

Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 19 May 2020 With the patent medicine business in its prime, elixirs and liniments promised relief from every complaint under the sun.

Lloyd Minor, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2019 Pheeranut and Tapanat, who had driven separately from Bangkok, waited in a trainer’s room that smelled of liniment.

Shashank Bengalistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2019 Pheeranut and Tapanat, who had driven separately from Bangkok, waited in a trainer’s room that smelled of liniment.

Shashank Bengalistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2019 In other words, Varejao endorsed the use of arnica do mato as a liniment.

Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 4 May 2016 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Late Latin linimentum, from Latin linere to smear — more at lime

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

单词	liniments
释义	liniment noun lin·i·ment ˈli-nə-mənt : a liquid or semiliquid preparation that is applied to the skin as an anodyne or a counterirritant For four or five days afterward, she felt poorly. Friends came to see about her. Some made camomile tea; others rubbed her with liniment Toni Morrison … after your walk, soak your feet in warm, not hot, water, followed with some kind of cooling liniment. Prevention Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The only constant was the way people put on their stickers: all of them with such tenderness as if rubbing liniment into the injustice. Steve Hartman, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2020 Elixir bottles can be exchanged for wellness liniments of equal or lesser value. Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 19 May 2020 With the patent medicine business in its prime, elixirs and liniments promised relief from every complaint under the sun. Lloyd Minor, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2019 Pheeranut and Tapanat, who had driven separately from Bangkok, waited in a trainer’s room that smelled of liniment. Shashank Bengalistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2019 Pheeranut and Tapanat, who had driven separately from Bangkok, waited in a trainer’s room that smelled of liniment. Shashank Bengalistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2019 In other words, Varejao endorsed the use of arnica do mato as a liniment. Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 4 May 2016 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Late Latin linimentum, from Latin linere to smear — more at lime First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition liniment noun lin·i·ment ˈli-nə-mənt : a liquid medicine rubbed on the skin to ease pain Medical Definition liniment noun lin·i·ment ˈlin-ə-mənt : a liquid or semiliquid preparation that is applied to the skin as an anodyne or a counterirritant called also embrocation liniments noun plural of liniment as in ointments a liquid that is rubbed on your skin to relieve pain or stiffness in your muscles Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ointments poultices salves lotions potions remedies medicinals medicines drugs medications medicaments cures pharmaceuticals nostrums panaceas physics tonics potions cure-alls cordials prescription drugs prescriptions embrocations botanicals patent medicines tinctures specifics syrups antiseptics pills purgatives wonder drugs tablets injections cathartics miracle drugs capsules antibiotics sirups caps sera serums shots
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