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Meaning of EMPLASTER

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Em*plas"ter\, n. [OF. emplastre, F. empl[^a]tre, L.
    emplastrum a plaster or salve, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to plaster
    up, daub over; ? in + ? to form, mold, apply as a plaster.]
    See {Plaster}. [Obs.] --Wiseman.
    
  2. \Em*plas"ter\, v. t. [Cf. OF. emplastrer, F.
    empl[^a]trer. See {Emplaster}, n.]
    To plaster over; to cover over so as to present a good
    appearance. [Obs.] ``Fair as ye his name emplaster.''
    --Chaucer.
    
 
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