linament

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noun

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.

OriginLatin linamentum →
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Meanings

nounlinament (plural linaments)

plural linaments

  1. medicineLint (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.

Origin

  1. Latinlinamentum
  2. Englishlinament

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

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APA

linament. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linament

MLA

“linament.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linament. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “linament,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linament.

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