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STICKING PLASTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
Synonyms:
adhesive plaster; plaster; sticking plaster
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sticking plaster" is a kind of...):
adhesive tape (tape coated with adhesive)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sticking plaster"):
court plaster (a plaster composed of isinglass on silk; formerly used to dress superficial wounds)