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Webster 1913 Edition


Onguent

On′guent

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Noun.
[F.]
An unguent.

Definition 2024


onguent

onguent

English

Noun

onguent (plural onguents)

  1. Archaic form of unguent.


French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin unguentum (ointment, unguent).

Noun

onguent m (plural onguents)

  1. ointment; salve; unguent

Old French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin unguentum (ointment, unguent).

Noun

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

  1. ointment; salve; unguent