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What (who) is Unguent - definition
SOOTHING SKIN PREPARATION
Rock oil (Scotland); Unguentum; Unguents; Uguent
unguent
n.
Ointment, unction, unguentum.
Unguent
·noun A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an Ointment.
unguent
['??gw?nt]
¦ noun a soft greasy or viscous substance used as ointment or for lubrication.
Origin
ME: from L. unguentum, from unguere 'anoint'.
Wikipedia
Unguent
An unguent is a soothing preparation spread on wounds, burns, rashes, abrasions or other topical injuries (i.e. damage to the skin). It is similar to an ointment, though typically an unguent is oilier and less viscous. It is usually delivered as a semi-solid paste spread on the skin, and it is often oily in order to suspend the medication or other active ingredients.
During the Victorian era, the use of the unguent macassar oil on the hair became so popular that antimacassars were invented to prevent damage to furniture.
Examples of use of Unguent
1. Musky and multilayered, fit to be an unguent of the Gods.
2. Millionaires and billionaires in attendance at the weekend –– and anyone else who can stump up 1,000 rubles for a ticket –– can fondle a 1.4–million–euro diamond–encrusted phone, slide inside a similarly priced Bugati or take a chance on an unguent that claims to be a miracle–working elixir of youth –– a skin cure called Perfect Age.
3. I become anxious when I pack (what if I forget something?), anxious during the flight (what if my case is lost, or bursts open?), and really anxious when I arrive and haven‘t yet placed my underwear in a lined drawer, or hung suits on hangers, or placed my bottles of unguent in lines in the bathroom.