diachylon

American  

[dahy-ak-uh-lon] / daɪˈæk əˌlɒn /

Also diachylum

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. an adhesive plaster consisting chiefly of litharge and oil, used in the treatment of wounds and excoriations.

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Etymology

Origin of diachylon

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English diaquilon, from Old French diaculon, diaquilon, from Medieval Latin diachylum, diaculum, from Late Latin diachȳlōn, noun formed from Greek prepositional phrase dià chylôn “(medication) made of juices,” equivalent to dia- + chylós; see origin at dia-, chyle ( def. )

Example Sentences

Tooth-powder, magnesia, tincture of myrrh, tooth-brushes, diachylon plaster, Peruvian bark, are my personal demands.

From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas

Mrs. Amory had in the meantime hastened home and returned with a roll of diachylon plaster and a pair of small scissors.

From A Book of Ghosts by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

He thought it better, as better it was, to assuage his bruised dignity with half a yard square of balmy diplomatic diachylon.

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund

A convenient plaster may also be made of an ounce of pitch, half an ounce of galbanum dissolved in vinegar, one scruple of ammoniac, and a dram and a half of diachylon mixed together.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

Isinglass plaster is not so irritating as diachylon, and is more easily removed.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous