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Definition of lotion noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lotion

noun
 
/ˈləʊʃn/
 
/ˈləʊʃn/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. 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
    verb + lotion
    • apply
    • dab on
    • put on
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin lotio(n-), from lot- ‘washed’, from the verb lavare.
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