Lĭn'i-ment, n.

n. [Lat. lī nimentum, from līnire, līnere, to besmear, anoint; Fr. & Pr. liniment, It. & Pg. linimento, Sp. linimento, linimiento.] A species of soft ointment; a composition of a consistence somewhat thinner than an unguent, but thicker than oil.