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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  • The Borglum Historical Foundation had the sculpture cast in 1990 from Borglum’s original plaster model, the Houmas House reports.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • As in other stores, the material mix features concrete, plaster and steel, offering a neutral backdrop for the luxury and exotic goods, with pops of red, snakeskin and leopard.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Cataplasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cataplasm. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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