Definition of cataplasmnext
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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  • That, with a lime-wash plaster on accent walls, breathes and softens the acoustics of a small footprint.
    Amy Kunst, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
  • And the galleries as a whole are meant to have a permanence akin to The Met’s Egyptian galleries or its Greek and Roman ones, according to Bolton, who highlighted the materiality, plaster walls, beams and lighting that also project onto the ceiling for a cloud-like feel.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
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“Cataplasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cataplasm. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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