Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A poultice or plaster made of equal parts of ground mustard and linseed-meal (or flour). It is a powerful rubefacient and counter-irritant. Also called mustard-plaster and sinapism.
Examples
“His feet were in hot water; his head was in a flannel petticoat; a green shade was over his eyes; the rheumatism was in his legs; and a mustard-poultice was on his chest.”
“They're like these old nursing grannies: No. 1 thinks catnip is the only thing; No. 2 believes there's nothing like sage-tea and mustard-poultice; No. 3 swears by burdock.”
“a green shade was over his eyes; the rheumatism was in his legs; and a mustard-poultice was on his chest.”
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Mustard
n. A plant of the genus Brassica, formerly classed as Sinapis. The ordinary species are B. nigra, the black mustard; B. alba, the white mustard; and B. Sinapistrum, the wild mustard or charlock. Th...
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Plastered
Medicinal plasters. Who knew there were so many?
sinapism, opodeldoc, diachylon, shinplaster, mustard-poultice, mustard-plaster, myrrh-plaster, diapalma, magdaleon, fly-blister, cerate, mundificant and 13 more...
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