oint en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɔɪnt/ (UK)
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Etymology
From Middle English ointen, from Anglo-Norman oint or Old French oint, past participle of oindre, from Latin unguere.
Meanings
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(archaic, poetic) To anoint.
to make his excuse more likely, he caused his legges to be ointed and swathed, and lively counterfeted the behaviour and countenance of a goutie man.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 25, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:They oint their naked limbs with mothered oil.
1697, Virgil, “The Third Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oints | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| ointing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ointed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ointed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |