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A smearing or rubbing in or on; also, that which is smeared or rubbed on, as ointment or liniment.

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  1. n. A smearing or rubbing in or on; also, that which is smeared or rubbed on, as ointment or liniment.
  2. n. A thin crust of some extraneous substance formed on minerals.
  3. 1. A smearing or rubbing in or on; also, that which is smeared or rubbed on, as ointment or liniment. 2. A thin crust of some extraneous substance formed on minerals. [R.] A thin crust or illinition of black manganese. Kirwan.
  4. n. A smearing or rubbing in or on; also, that which is smeared or rubbed on, as ointment or liniment. n. A thin crust of some extraneous substance formed on minerals.