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noun
A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, as for example to relieve symptoms of arthritis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To apply liniment to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: embrocation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lotion, application
History
From Middle English lynyment (“something used for smearing or anointing”), a learned borrowing from Late Latin linīmentum.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
