Etymology

linament

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Latin linamentum
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  1. Latin · derived fromlinamentum
  2. English todaylinament

From Latin linamentum, from linum (“flax”).

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