/ ˈɔɪntmənt; NAmE / noun
[ U , C ] a smooth substance that you rub on the skin to heal a wound or sore place
SYN cream :
antiseptic ointment
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IDIOMS
see fly noun
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : alteration of Old French oignement , from a popular Latin form of Latin unguentum , from unguere anoint; influenced by obsolete oint anoint (from Old French , past participle of oindre anoint).