embrocation
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embrocation
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
noun embrocations
- The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part with spirit, oil, etc. The best cure of those who be in a frensie, is by sleepe: and that may be procured easily by the juice of Peucedanum & vineger together infused vpon the head by way of imbrocation, or by rubbing the same with it:
- The liquid or lotion with which an affected part is rubbed. “Oh! my dear sir, her throat is so much better that I have hardly any uneasiness about it. Either bathing has been of the greatest service to her, or else it is to be attributed to an excellent embrocation of Mr. Wingfield’s, which we have been applying at times ever since August.”
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noun to rub oil or spirit etc. onto a diseased parts
| Français | embrocation |
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| Русский | втира́ние ма́зи vtiránije mázi, растира́ние rastiránije, примо́чка primóčka |
noun liquid used as an embrocation
| Русский | линиме́нт linimént, жи́дкая ма́зь žídkaja mázʹ, примо́чка primóčka, расти́рка rastírka |
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Talk about this word "embrocation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/embrocation. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. embrocation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/embrocation "embrocation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/embrocation.Cite this
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title = {embrocation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/embrocation},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
