n. [ OE. oinement, OF. oignement, fr. F. oindre to anoint, L. ungere, unguere; akin to Skr. añj, and to G. anke (in Switzerland) butter. The first t in the E. word is due to the influence of anoint. Cf. Anoint, Unguent. ] That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent. [ 1913 Webster ]