embrocation

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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

But this Iris hastily refused, and in a few moments she left the shop in triumph with a bottle of Roche’s embrocation neatly done up in white paper and sealing-wax.

From A Pair of Clogs by Walton, Amy

As an embrocation, the oil of turpentine mixed with spirit of wine and camphor, together with soap liniment, proves very efficacious for the relief of sciatica, and for the chronic rheumatism of joints.

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

He desired nothing but the cold sheets of his bed and a bottle of embrocation.

From Nights in London by Burke, Thomas

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