Lexic.us

Definition of Lotion

1. Noun. Any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin.

2. Noun. Liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin. "A lotion for dry skin"

Definition of Lotion

1. n. A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of rendering it fair.

Definition of Lotion

1. Noun. A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin. ¹

2. Noun. (archaic) A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To cover or treat with a lotion. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lotion

1. a liquid preparation for external application [n -S]

Medical Definition of Lotion

1. 1. A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of rendering it fair. 2. A liquid preparation for bathing the skin, or an injured or diseased part, either for a medicinal purpose, or for improving its appearance. Origin: L. Lotio, fr. Lavare, lotum, to wash: cf. F. Lotion. See Lave to wash. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lotion

lotah lotahs lotas lote lotes loth loth(p) lotharios lotharmeyerite lother

lothest lothfull lothsome loti lotic lotion (current term) lotioned lotioning lotions lotis

loto lotologist lotologists lotong lotongs lotophagi lotos lotos-eater lotoses lots

Literary usage of Lotion

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1858)
"Alum lotion.—The strength of this lotion is eight grains to the ounce. ... Vinegar lotion.—This lotion is almost exclusively employed to remove lime from ..."

2. The Plough, the Loom, and the AnvilFarm buildings (1855)
"I have analyzed the •' Paphian lotion" used for beautifying: tbo complexion, ... but your ''lotion, ' so far as I am capable of judging, ia really what it ..."

3. Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the by Arnold James Cooley (1892)
"Astringent, similar to lotion of sulphate of zinc. lotion, Acetic. Syn. ... Neither tincture nor wine of opium gives a precipitate with this lotion. ..."

4. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1857)
"A New Form, of lotion in Purulent Ophthalmia.—The interest attaching to eye cases is so great that, even at the risk of being deemed empirical, ..."

5. Therapeutics, Materia Medica, and Pharmacy: Including the Special by Samuel Otway Lewis Potter (1909)
"lotion for the hair. (Wilson.') . Tinct. ... lotion for baldness. (Hebra.) Sss. ad 5vj. (Crea. ... Veratrine, as lotion brushed over eyelids, ..."

6. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1897)
"The sinus was syringed out with carbolic lotion, and a thick lead wire passed into ... The sinus was syringed witli weak carbolic acid lotion frequently. ..."

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