EMPLASTER

Etymology

Noun

emplaster (plural emplasters)

(obsolete, medicine) A plaster.

Verb

emplaster (third-person singular simple present emplasters, present participle emplastering, simple past and past participle emplastered)

(obsolete, transitive) To plaster.

Anagrams

• palm trees, palm-trees

Source: Wiktionary


Em*plas"ter, n. Etym: [OF. emplastre, F. emplâtre, L. emplastrum a plaster or salve, fr. Gr.

Definition: See Plaster. [Obs.] Wiseman.

Em*plas"ter, v. t. Etym: [Cf. OF. emplastrer, F. emplâtrer. See Emplaster, n.]

Definition: To plaster over; to cover over so as to present a good appearance. [Obs.] "Fair as ye his name emplaster." Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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