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court plasters

court plasters is the plural of court plaster.

Meaning of court plaster

Noun

court plaster (countable and uncountable, plural court plasters)

  1. A sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side with some adhesive substance, commonly a mixture of isinglass and glycerine.
    • "And so you actually put this piece of court plaister by for his sake!" said Emma, recovering from her state of shame and feeling divided between wonder and amusement.1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter IV, in Emma: […], volume III, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC, pages 52–53

Questions about court plasters

What is court plasters the plural of?
Court plasters is the plural of court plaster.

Words near court plasters in the dictionary

  1. court order
  2. court orders
  3. court packing
  4. court piece
  5. court plaster
  6. court plasters
  7. court poor box
  8. court poor boxes
  9. court reporter
  10. court reporters
  11. court roll

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