unguent
Example Sentences
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Likewise, “sefet” is thought to refer to a sacred oil, but three vessels with that label contained animal fats combined with plant additives, suggesting it could be a scented unguent instead.
From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2023
Bert Parks, 65, for 25 years the mellow master of ceremonies whose rendition of that unguent ballad had become something of a late-summer tradition, has not been invited back for 1980's Miss America contest.
From Time Magazine Archive
But she is not one to disguise expensively acquired truth under some perfumed, feminizing unguent.
From Time Magazine Archive
The strict eating plan and unguent tone seem to be the focus of particular hatred.
From Time Magazine Archive
And he goes on to report a test where the unguent was applied by a sceptical clergyman, so that there could be no suspicion of either cheating or demonic involvement.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing unguent
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