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unguenty

unguenty noun: an ointment or salve; an unguent.

Noun

unguenty (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) An ointment or salve; an unguent.
    • This unguenty being put into a Pot, and cover’d, must stand in the Sun for a Month.1721, William Gibson, A New Treatise of the Diseases of Horses, page 315

Origin of unguenty

Probably an alteration of or variant of unguent + -y.

Questions about unguenty

What does unguenty mean?
Unguenty means an ointment or salve; an unguent.
What part of speech is unguenty?
Unguenty is a noun.

Words near unguenty in the dictionary

  1. unguentarium
  2. unguentary
  3. unguentiferous
  4. unguentous
  5. unguents
  6. unguenty
  7. unguerdoned
  8. ungues
  9. unguessability
  10. unguessable
  11. unguessableness

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