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noun
a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin linīmentum ointment, equivalent to linī(re) (for Latin linere to smear) + -mentum -ment
1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin linīmentum ointment, equivalent to linī(re) (for Latin linere to smear) + -mentum -ment
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Word Origin & History
liniment
c.1420, from L.L. linimentum "a soft ointment," from L. linire, earlier linere "to daub, smear," from PIE base *(s)lei- "slime, slimy, sticky" (see lime (1)).
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Medical Dictionary
liniment lin·i·ment (lĭn'ə-mənt)
n.
A liquid preparation rubbed into the skin or gums as a counterirritant, rubefacient, anodyne, or cleansing agent.
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