Found 2 items, similar to unguent.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: unguent unguent n : semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation [syn: ointment, unction, balm, salve]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Unguent Unguent \Un"guent\ (?; 277), n. [L. unguentum, from unguere, ungere, to anoint: cf. F. onguent. See Ointment, and cf. Unction, Unctuous.] A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an ointment. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] Note: An unguent is stiffer than a liniment, but softer than a cerate. [1913 Webster]