embrocation
Example Sentences
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The last sentence, applying a little irony to herself as if it were an embrocation, is what we should value most.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 5, 2017
"I should hope so," replied I; "what is it you require—a lotion, or an embrocation?"
From Japhet, in Search of a Father by Frederick Marryat
An Embrocation.—An embrocation is made after this manner:—Px.
From The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. by Various
Tom left his Woolley-legs, brought a bottle of embrocation; a few drops of that on the skin, a bit of sticking-plaster; there, that was all right.
From The Bill-Toppers by J. André Castaigne
Then the pills and mixture are given every other night, and the quantity of turpentine in the embrocation increased to one-half, the other ingredients being of the same amount.
From The Dog by Dinks
