linament
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin linamentum, from linum (“flax”).
Noun edit
linament (plural linaments)
- (surgery) Lint (fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth, used for dressing wounds), especially when made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.
Usage notes edit
- Not to be confused with liniment.
References edit
- “linament”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.