Elastoplast

/ ɪˈlæstəˌplɑːst /

noun

1. a gauze surgical dressing backed by adhesive tape

Example Sentences

Chair Julian Knight MP said a £1.57bn support package was "nothing more than an Elastoplast over a gaping wound".

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“To some extent, enforcement is an Elastoplast,” he says.

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Spain's rescue is a victory for the euro, but it is merely an Elastoplast to cure a haemorrhage.

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If gay men are going to have to self-diagnose and treat their own mental-health issues, lending a well-thumbed copy of The Velvet Rage might present the first Elastoplast to the problem.

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It originally specialised in cod liver oil but soon moved into medical dressings and developed Elastoplast in 1928.

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