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sweet almond oil

sweet almond oil

3.4
A pale yellow oil from almonds that people use for cooking and for skin or hair
  • noun
  • /swit ˈɑlmənd ɔɪl/
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  • I love using sweet almond oil in my homemade lotions for its moisturizing properties.

Examples

  • I have leftover sweet almond oil-lemon balm infused oil.

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  • I'm not so sure that pure sweet almond oil is the best choice for the face.

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  • And thanks for the comment about the sweet almond oil, I was wondering why my hands were getting a dry feeling after using my homemade cream with it in it.

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  • This moisturizer features sweet almond oil, which helps to nourish and hydrate dry skin.

  • The spa treatment included a massage with sweet almond oil to promote relaxation and soothe the skin.

Synonyms

almond oil
vssweet almond oil
1 3.2

A pale yellow oil made from almonds used for cooking and skin care

is the same oil but described without the fatty label
expressed almond oil
vssweet almond oil
  • Specialized
4.7

A pale yellow oil made by pressing almonds used for cooking, skin care, and medicine

does not state the extraction method

Surface Forms

sweet almond oil singular
sweet almond oils plural

Morphology

sweet + almond + oil

The phrase denotes an oil that comes from sweet almonds — a straightforward combination of 'sweet' (type/quality) + 'almond' (source) + 'oil' (substance). This noun–noun compounding follows common compositional patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Sweet almond oil comes from the pale oil pressed from sweet almonds, not the 'bitter' kind. Because this gentle oil was used for cooking and for skin and hair, the name now means the mild oil people buy for food and cosmetics.