Unguent
61ointment — (n.) late 13c., from O.Fr. oignement, from V.L. *unguimentum, from L. unguentum (see UNGUENT (Cf. unguent)). The first t emerged in O.Fr. from oint, pp. of verb oindre to anoint …
62unction — (n.) late 14c., act of anointing as a religious rite, from L. unctionem (nom. unctio) anointing, from unctus, pp. of ungere to anoint (see UNGUENT (Cf. unguent)) …
63unctuous — (adj.) late 14c., oily, from O.Fr. unctueus, from M.L. unctuosus greasy, from L. unctus act of anointing, from pp. stem of unguere to anoint (see UNGUENT (Cf. unguent)). Figurative sense of blandly ingratiating is first recorded 1742, perhaps in… …
64μυροθήκας — μυροθήκᾱς , μυροθήκη box of unguent fem acc pl μυροθήκᾱς , μυροθήκη box of unguent fem gen sg (doric aeolic) …
65μυροσταγές — μυροσταγής dripping with unguent masc/fem voc sg μυροσταγής dripping with unguent neut nom/voc/acc sg …
66μυροφεγγές — μυροφεγγής shining with unguent masc/fem voc sg μυροφεγγής shining with unguent neut nom/voc/acc sg …
67μυρόρραντον — μυρόρραντος wet with unguent masc/fem acc sg μυρόρραντος wet with unguent neut nom/voc/acc sg …
68unction — [14] Unction was borrowed from Latin unctiō, a derivative of unguere ‘anoint’ (source also of English unguent [15]). This was descended from the same prehistoric ancestor as produced Welsh ymenyn ‘butter’. Unctuous [14], from the medieval Latin… …
69ointment — [oint′mənt] n. [ME oignement < OFr < VL * unguimentum, for L unguentum (see UNGUENT): the t in Eng from assoc. with obs. v. oint, to anoint] a fatty substance applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes; salve; unguent …
70unctuous — [uŋk′cho͞o əs] adj. [ME < ML unctuosus, greasy < L unctum, ointment < ungere, to anoint: see UNGUENT] 1. a) of, like, or characteristic of an ointment or unguent; oily or greasy b) made up of or containing fat or oil 2. like oil, soap,… …