embrocation
Americannoun
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the act of embrocating a bruised or diseased part of the body.
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the liquid used for this; a liniment or lotion.
noun
Etymology
Origin of embrocation
Example Sentences
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The last sentence, applying a little irony to herself as if it were an embrocation, is what we should value most.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 5, 2017
Madame Tentaillon stooped over him, applying a hot water and mustard embrocation to his feet; and on a chair close by sat a little fellow of eleven or twelve, with his feet dangling.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
An Embrocation.—An embrocation is made after this manner:—Px.
From The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. by Various
It is used chiefly in India mixed with oil as an embrocation for rheumatism; given internally it is regarded as an antisyphilitic.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
His eye for horses had most probably been formed on circus posters, and the advertisements of a well-known embrocation, and Moonlighter approximated in colour and conduct to these models.
From Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Martin Ross
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