onguent

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French onguent.

Noun

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onguent (plural onguents)

  1. Archaic form of unguent.

References

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French onguent, a borrowing from Latin unguentum (ointment, unguent).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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onguent m (plural onguents)

  1. ointment; salve; unguent

Further reading

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Old French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin unguentum (ointment, unguent).

Noun

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onguent oblique singularm (oblique plural onguenz or onguentz, nominative singular onguenz or onguentz, nominative plural onguent)

  1. ointment; salve; unguent