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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  • One recent addition is an 18th century plaster bust of Antinous, a Greek youth who was the lover of the Roman emperor Hadrian.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Sprinkling ‘70s-style ceramics on the plaster fireplace winked at the past with zero regret.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Cataplasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cataplasm. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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