Elastoplastn.
/ɪˈlɑːstəplɑːst//ɪˈlastəplast/ A proprietary name for a type of sticking-plaster, originally made of stretchable fabric and subsequently also of other materials. Also loosely, any adhesive dressing.
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patch?c1425
sticking plaster1584
dry stitch1674
strap1749
sticking silk1766
court-plaster1773
adhesive bandage1797
strapping1818
adhesive1835
Band-Aid1924
Elastoplast1928
1928 Trade Marks Jrnl. 29 Aug. 1378 Elastoplast..Bandages (medical and surgical). Luscher & Bomper Aktiengesellschaft..Fahr, Rheinland, Germany; Manufacturers.
1939–40 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 412/2 Elastoplast Bandage..1/2 in. × 1 yd. [to] 4 in. × 3 yds.
1948 G. Greene Heart of Matter i. i. 36 Now iodine... Now the elastoplast.
1959 I. Jefferies Thirteen Days ix. 142 There were no bandages but there was Elastoplast.
1964 S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Dis. Eye (ed. 14) xxx. 481 Complete occlusion, effected by a patch of Elastoplast or similar material, shaped to cover the better eye.
1977 Spare Rib July 48 The ladies fit in his waiting room With elastoplast on their frames.
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