Oint"ment (?), n. [OE. oinement,
OF. oignement, fr.F. oindre to anoint, L.
ungere, unguere; akin to Skr. a?j, and to G.
anke (in Switzerland) butter. The first t in the E.
word is due to the influence of anoint. Cf. Anoint,
Unguent.] That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous
substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent.