An ointment contains only fats or oils, but no water; it does not blend with the skin but forms a separate layer over it *1 Ointments are semisolid preparations for external application to the body Melting point is a factor here In general, ointments refer to a preparation with an oleaginous(fatty) base, such as lard, vaseline, lanolin, etc *3
Money From the fable De la Vieille qui Oint la Palme au Chevalier (thirteenth century) Volebant autem praefati clerici aliquem haberë legatum natio'në Romanum, que unguentis Anglicis, auro scilicet et argento solent ad quaelibet inclinari - Gervais de Canterbury: Chronicle; Scriptores decem ii , 1533
Money From the fable De la Vieille qui Oint la Palme au Chevalier (thirteenth century) Volebant autem praefati clerici aliquem haberë legatum natio'në Romanum, que unguentis Anglicis, auro scilicet et argento solent ad quaelibet inclinari - Gervais de Canterbury: Chronicle; Scriptores decem ii , 1533
An ointment is a smooth thick substance that is put on sore skin or a wound to help it heal. A range of ointments and creams is available for the treatment of eczema He received ointment for his flaking skin
If you describe someone or something as a fly in the ointment, you think they spoil a situation and prevent it being as successful as you had hoped. Rachel seems to be the one fly in the ointment of Caroline's smooth life. a soft cream that you rub into your skin, especially as a medical treatment fly in the ointment fly (5) (oignement, from unguentum, from unguere; UNGUENT)