dressing vs unguent

dressing

noun
  • Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy. 

  • A sauce, especially a cold one for salads. 

  • Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc. 

  • The activity of getting dressed. 

  • Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics. 

  • An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling. 

  • The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc. 

unguent

noun
  • Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes. 

How often have the words dressing and unguent occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )