Vaseline

Etymology
Coined by Robert A. Chesebrough around 1870, reputedly from the German "Wasser" (water) plus the Greek "elaion" (oil).

Noun

 * 1) Petroleum jelly (now sold by Unilever) under the trade name Vaseline.
 * "Hearts of putty, hearts of vaseline" (Aldous Huxley, Brief Candles, 1930)
 * 1) Any petroleum jelly or similar lubricant.
 * "A Russian vaseline has been lately added to the many kinds of vaseline found in ..." (Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry, 1882)
 * 1) A greenish-yellow coloured glass, or the colouring used in the manufacture of this glass.

Verb

 * 1) To lubricate with vaseline.
 * "Even at this late date, vaselining will preserve the best of these leathers."

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