embrocation

Example Sentences

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The last sentence, applying a little irony to herself as if it were an embrocation, is what we should value most.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 5, 2017

She was anxious to get away from the question of the embrocation.

From A Safety Match by Hay, Ian

A spirit made from the petals is excellent as an outward embrocation for rheumatism and sprains; and in some parts of Germany, a wine is prepared from the flowers mixed with raisins.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

Ordinary muscular strains generally yield to a good rubbing with an embrocation.

From Rowing by Lehmann, Rudolf Chambers

They're much as usual, except that I had to pay two bob on Wednesday for a bottle of embrocation for Ally.

From A Safety Match by Hay, Ian