(now rare, poetic) To anoint.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oint

simple past tense and past participle of oint

present participle of oint

(medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient. / A substance used to anoint, as in religious rituals.

(idiomatic) Something (especially a minor thing) which ruins or spoils everything else, or makes it less pleasant; a nuisance or problem; a disagreeable or unpleasant detail.

plural of ointment

Resembling or characteristic of ointment.

Mercurial ointment.

(medicine, archaic) A yellowish mercurial ointment, the unguentum hydrargyri nitratis.