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unguent
UK
/ˈʌŋɡwənt/
US
/ˈʌŋɡwənt/
Translations
unguents
pl
UK
/ˈʌŋɡwənt/
US
/ˈʌŋɡwənt/
The doctor prescribed an unguent for the rash.
Врач прописал мазь от сыпи.
Additional translations
unguented
Past Simple
unguented
Past Participle
unguenting
Gerund
UK
/ˈʌŋɡwənt/
US
/ˈʌŋɡwənt/
Rare but attested transitive verb meaning ‘to apply an unguent to’.
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., “unguent jar”); functions like an adjective.
Definitions
The herbalist prepared an unguent to soothe the patient's skin irritation.
Kind words can be an unguent for wounded pride.
The healer unguented the soldier's burns.
The mixture had an unguent consistency.