lotion
noun/ˈləʊʃn/
/ˈləʊʃn/
[countable, uncountable]- a liquid used for cleaning, protecting or treating the skin
- (a) body/hand lotion
- suntan lotion
- She dabbed calamine lotion on her mosquito bites.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sun
- sunscreen
- suntan
- …
- apply
- dab on
- put on
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin lotio(n-), from lot- ‘washed’, from the verb lavare.Definitions on the go
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