Alkalized water, primarily that made by the lixiviation of vegetable ashes, but also applied (esp. with prefixed word as in soap-lye, soda-lye) to…

Any of numerous (supposedly) medicinal solutions used in the treatment of the eyes; medicinal liquid of this nature; = eyewash, n. 1. Also figurative…

= mouthwash, n. 1. Obsolete.

A lotion used to treat gunshot and other wounds. More fully arquebusade-water. Now historical and in historical contexts.

(a) lotion or balm for the eyes; (b) slang wine available only in a small quantity; see quot. 1943 (rare).

Medicine. A lotion composed of calomel and lime water, used esp. in the treatment of the skin lesions of syphilis. Now historical and rare.

A therapeutic (esp. antiseptic) wash for the mouth. Also figurative.

A bath in warm blood taken as a tonic or form of medical treatment.

a bath consisting of starch and water, used in industrial processes or in the medical treatment of skin disorders.

†(a) a sulphur-spring; (b) a bath to which flowers of sulphur have been added, used in the treatment of skin diseases.

Any of several medicinal lotions used in the treatment of skin diseases, typically consisting of an aqueous solution of various compounds of zinc…

an application of warm liquid wax which is allowed to solidify to a part of the body, for cosmetic or medical purposes; also, an immersion in…