Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Liniment

Liniment (lin"i*ment) , noun

[Latin linimentum, from linire, linere, to besmear, anoint: compare French liniment. Compare Letter, Lime a viscous substance.]

A liquid or semiliquid preparation of a consistence thinner than an ointment, applied to the skin by friction, esp. one used as a sedative or a stimulant.