Synonyms of the word cataplasm


CATAPLASMDRESSING - PLASTER - POULTICE

cataplasm

  • n. (medicine) A poultice or plaster, spread over one's skin as medical treatment.

dressing

  • n. (medicine) Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
  • n. A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
  • n. Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
  • n. The activity of getting dressed.
  • n. (obsolete) Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
  • n. The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.
  • n. Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
  • n. An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling.
  • n. (dated) Castigation; scolding; dressing down.
  • n. (dated) the process of extracting metals or other valuable components from minerals.
  • v. present participle of dress.

plaster

  • n. (uncountable) A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
  • n. (countable, New Zealand, Britain) A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
  • n. (uncountable) A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that…
  • n. (countable) A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; plaster cast.
  • n. (uncountable) plaster of Paris.
  • v. (transitive) To cover or coat something with plaster, or apply a plaster. To render.
  • v. (transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster.

poultice

  • n. A soft, moist mass applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe. A poultice…
  • v. (transitive) To treat with a poultice.

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