Mustard+plaster
21plas´ter|like´ — plas|ter «PLAS tuhr, PLAHS », noun, verb. –n. 1. a soft, sticky mixture, consisting mainly of lime, sand, and water, that hardens as it dries. Plaster is used especially for walls and ceilings. »Ordinary plaster is very similar to mortar save… …
22plas|ter — «PLAS tuhr, PLAHS », noun, verb. –n. 1. a soft, sticky mixture, consisting mainly of lime, sand, and water, that hardens as it dries. Plaster is used especially for walls and ceilings. »Ordinary plaster is very similar to mortar save that it… …
23sinapism — noun a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient • Syn: ↑mustard plaster • Hypernyms: ↑poultice, ↑cataplasm, ↑plaster …
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25use — n 1 Use, service, advantage, profit, account, avail can all mean a useful or valuable end, result, or purpose. Use stresses either employment for some purpose or end of practical value {turn every scrap of material to use} or the practical value… …
26sinapism — /sin euh piz euhm/, n. Med. See mustard plaster. [1595 1605; < ML sinapisma (fem.) < Gk sinapismós (masc.) application of mustard, equiv. to sinap(ízein) to apply mustard (deriv. of sínapi mustard; see IZE) + ismos ISM] * * * …
27cataplasm — noun 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. • Syn: ↑poultice, ↑plaster • Derivationally related forms: ↑plaster… …
28remedy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Something that cures or counteracts Nouns 1. remedy, help, redress, restoration; antidote, counterpoison, counterirritant, counteragent, antitoxin, antibody, prophylactic, antiseptic, corrective,… …
29poultice — n 1. plaster, mustard plaster, cataplasm, sinapism, embrocation, fomentation; compress, dressing, application, pledget; bandage, bandaging. v 2. plaster, embrocate, foment, stupe, Obs. stive; bandage, dress [s.o. s] wounds …
30Russian traditions and superstitions — include superstitions and customs of Russia and neighbouring former Soviet Union countries. Many of them are now inseparable parts of every day life, or simply common social etiquette, though they often have their origins in superstition. The… …
