as in plaster
a medicated covering used to heal an injury the doctor ordered the placement of a cataplasm on the wound until it closed up

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plaster
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  • Lit candles, images on paper and a plaster statue of the folk saint Gauchito Gil, flowers in green plastic bottles, simple bouquets of jasmine floating in rotten water inside coffee cans, a lot of plastic flowers to keep the place colorful.
    Mariana Enriquez October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Rather than paint, Wayne used Valspar Terra Venetian plaster on the walls in a rich, earthy hue.
    Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Cataplasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cataplasm. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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