unguent
- n semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
- Commentators could not help detecting one fly in the unguent, and greatly fearing another.
- He told them with a little unguent flattery that they and the electorate at large have returned such excellent deputies and senators that his own taskthat of restoring .
- The strict eating plan and unguent tone seem to be the focus of particular hatred.