cataplasm
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cataplasm
1555–65; < Latin cataplasma < Greek katáplasma. See cata-, -plasm
Vocabulary lists containing cataplasm
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The caustic and cataplasm were applied as before.—A similar report was made on the succeeding day.
From An Essay on the Application of the Lunar Caustic in the Cure of Certain Wounds and Ulcers by John Higginbottom
But it does more than all this, it even assuages choler; it is an admirable cataplasm for rage.
From Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness by Robert Samber
Home and supped with Sir W. Pen and played at cards with him, and so home and to bed, putting some cataplasm to my . . . . which begins to swell again. 6th.
From Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 14: January/February 1661-62 by Mynors Bright
A Water-cress cataplasm applied cold in a single layer, and with a pinch of salt sprinkled thereupon makes a most useful poultice to heal foul scrofulous ulcers; and will also help to resolve glandular swellings.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
With this fragrant herb she made a cooling cataplasm.
From The Purple Land by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
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