29 December 2017
unguent
[uhng-gwuh nt]
noun
1. an ointment or salve, usually liquid or semiliquid, for application to wounds, sores, etc.
Origin of unguent
late Middle English Latin
1400-1450; late Middle English < Latin unguentum, alteration (probably by association with the suffixes -men, -mentum) of unguen fat, grease, derivative of unguere to smear, anoint
Related forms
unguentary [uhng-gwuh n-ter-ee], adjective
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Examples from the Web for unguent
Historical Examples
But the unguent was not forthcoming, and the emperor was crowned without its aid.
Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15)
Charles Morris
At such a time the man should apply some unguent, so as to make the entrance easy.
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
Vatsyayana
The Selgic iris1246 also, and the unguent which is made from it, are in great esteem.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3)
Strabo
Addressing her sportively, Krishna said, For whom are you carrying that unguent ?
Curiosities of Superstition
W. H. Davenport Adams
And she gave them as much of the unguent as was sufficient for their persons.
Curiosities of Superstition
W. H. Davenport Adams
She also ‘invented’ many a lotion and unguent for the preservation and creation of beauty.
She Stands Accused
Victor MacClure
Against my burial she has kept this unguent ; for me ye have not always.
The Expositor’s Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II
Marcus Dods
Now, this unguent has done ‘a deal of good’ to the leather of my boots.
Six to Sixteen
Juliana Horatia Ewing
They anointed the fingers with some unguent, and lighted them.
The Haunters & The Haunted
Various
In such cases the influence of the god, communicated to the victim, passed with the unguent into the stone.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2
Various
Today’s quote
God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.
– Voltaire
On this day
29 December – the fifth day of the 12 days of Christmas (Western Christianity).
29 December 1890 – Massacre at Wounded Knee. The last battle of the American Indian Wars was fought at Wounded Knee Creek, on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian reservation, South Dakota. The US 7th Cavalry Regiment opened fire on the Reservation, massacring around 300 people, including 200 women and children, and wounding 51. Twenty-five US soldiers died, most from friendly fire.
29 December 1998 – Six people die in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race as huge waves swamp the vessels during the 1167km race.
29 December 1998 – Former Khmer Rouge leaders apologise for the Pol Pot led genocide in Kampuchea (now known as Cambodia), which killed 1 million people between 1975 and 1979.