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sticking plaster

noun

  1. an adhesive cloth or other material for covering and closing superficial wounds, holding bandages in place, etc.


sticking plaster

noun

  1. a thin cloth with an adhesive substance on one side, used for covering slight or superficial wounds Usual US termadhesive tape
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sticking plaster1

First recorded in 1645–55
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Example Sentences

Refreshments and free sticking-plaster handed round before Meeting takes place.

It is also employed, if I am not misinformed, in the preparation of court sticking-plaster.

One still had a patch of sticking-plaster across his cheek which Kiddie himself had put there over an arrow wound.

I gained my night knowledge of the poop deck by assault, and retained my gains with sticking plaster.

Gold-beater's skin, as it is called, forms the most innocent sticking plaster for small cuts on the hands or fingers.

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