MUSTARD PLASTER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient

Synonyms:

mustard plaster; sinapism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mustard plaster" is a kind of...):

cataplasm; plaster; poultice (a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.)

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