Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Unguent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unguent \Un"guent\ (?; 277), n. [L. unguentum, from unguere,
ungere, to anoint: cf. F. onguent. See {Ointment}, and cf.
{Unction}, {Unctuous}.]
A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an
ointment. --Cowper.
Note: An unguent is stiffer than a liniment, but softer than
a cerate.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
unguent
n : semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine)
applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an
irritation [syn: {ointment}, {unction}, {balm}, {salve}]
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