Definition of Emolient
E*mol"lient (?; 106), a. [L.
emolliens, -entis, p. pr. of emollire to soften;
e out + mollire to soften, mollis soft: cf. F.
émollient. See Mollify.] Softening; making
supple; acting as an emollient. "Emollient
applications." Arbuthnot.
E*mol"lient (?; 105), n. (Med.)
An external something or soothing application to allay
irritation, soreness, etc.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- something which softens or lubricates the skin
*1993: It must be most painful to have a hard rod thrust into the nether orifice. That was a most painful punishment you had for the King in your play. Painful but fitting. —There are emollients, Kit said, oil, butter and the like. The pleasure is considerable. — Anthony Burgess, A Dead Man in Deptford
- anything soothing, or that makes something more acceptable
*2004: Attentive conversation is an emollient I lack sorely aboard Prophetess & the doctor is a veritable polymath. — David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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