As we walked through the garden, round the house, a cloud of rich aromatic oils and unguents followed him. |
He anoints his body with an endless series of unguents, emollients, lubricants, and conditioners. |
He often claimed that the gods had given men an easy life but that it had been spoiled by their seeking after honey, cheese cakes and unguents. |
They are often used either as adornment, or as an ingredient in potions, unguents or medicaments when crushed into powder. |
Traditionally perfumes were made from plant and animal substances and prepared in the form of waters, oils, unguents, powders, and incense. |
Wine-based oils were popularly used for anointing the forehead with perfumed unguents. |