ointment

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The one fly in the ointment was the escape of von Gobendorff.

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  1. noun A highly viscous or semisolid substance used on the skin as a cosmetic, emollient, or medicament; a salve.

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  • The one fly in the ointment was the pressure to pile up qualifications and publications once she decided to go for her Ph.D. and become a professor. —  Conferences are Murder - McDermid, Val - Lindsay Gordon 04
  • What more could a confirmed bachelor such as Ham look for The flies in the ointment--elephants in the ointment was more like it, Ham thought ruefully--were Giantia and Titania. —  068 - Fortress Of Solitude
  • The only fly in the ointment was his performance on Fridays, yet his low BABIP —  Baseball Analysts
  • The only fly in the ointment is the internet, and it's just a matter of time before they crack down on it. —  AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
  • Another fly in the ointment is the seemingly-inappropriate romance which unexpectedly blossoms between him and Emily (Dawson), the sexiest, terminal heart patient in the history of cinema. —  Black Entertainment : Black News : Urban News : Hip Hop News - EURweb.com
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  1. Middle English oinement, from Old French oignement, from Vulgar Latin *unguimentum, from Latin unguentum; see unguent.

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  1. A later form (as if from oint + -ment) of oinement, q. v.
 

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/ˈɔɪntmənt/
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