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EMPLASTERED
Verb
emplastered
simple past tense and past participle of emplaster
Source: Wiktionary
EMPLASTER
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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