court plaster

noun

cotton or other fabric coated on one side with an adhesive preparation, as of isinglass and glycerin, used on the skin for medical and cosmetic purposes.

Origin of court plaster

First recorded in 1765–75; so called because of former use in courtly circles for making beauty spots

Words nearby court plaster

Court of Session, court of sessions, Court of St. James's, court order, court packing, court plaster, Courtrai, court reporter, court roll, courtroom, courtship

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Example sentences from the Web for court plaster

Tom was seldom seen without a strip of court-plaster pasted to some portion of his face.
Left End Edwards|Ralph Henry Barbour
Turner fetched some court-plaster, and his lip was patched up.
Vandover and the Brute|Frank Norris
"I was taking back some court-plaster I had," replied Alice.
Frank Roscoe's Secret|Allen Chapman
If the egg is valuable and the embryo is large, reinforce the egg all over with strips of goldbeater's skin or court-plaster.
Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting|William T. Hornaday

Hoboes often carry needles, pins, court-plaster, and the like.
Tramping with Tramps|Josiah Flynt

British Dictionary definitions for court plaster

court plaster

noun

a plaster, composed of isinglass on silk, formerly used to cover superficial wounds

Word Origin for court plaster

C18: so called because formerly used by court ladies for beauty spots

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	court plaster
释义	court plaster noun cotton or other fabric coated on one side with an adhesive preparation, as of isinglass and glycerin, used on the skin for medical and cosmetic purposes. Origin of court plaster First recorded in 1765–75; so called because of former use in courtly circles for making beauty spots Words nearby court plaster Court of Session, court of sessions, Court of St. James's, court order, court packing, court plaster, Courtrai, court reporter, court roll, courtroom, courtship Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for court plaster Tom was seldom seen without a strip of court-plaster pasted to some portion of his face. Left End Edwards\|Ralph Henry Barbour Turner fetched some court-plaster, and his lip was patched up. Vandover and the Brute\|Frank Norris "I was taking back some court-plaster I had," replied Alice. Frank Roscoe's Secret\|Allen Chapman If the egg is valuable and the embryo is large, reinforce the egg all over with strips of goldbeater's skin or court-plaster. Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting\|William T. Hornaday Hoboes often carry needles, pins, court-plaster, and the like. Tramping with Tramps\|Josiah Flynt British Dictionary definitions for court plaster court plaster noun a plaster, composed of isinglass on silk, formerly used to cover superficial wounds Word Origin for court plaster C18: so called because formerly used by court ladies for beauty spots Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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