CATAPLASM


Meaning of CATAPLASM in English

[ 'katəplaz(ə)m ]

■ noun archaic a plaster or poultice.

Origin

ME: from OFr. ~e or late L. ~a , from Gk kataplasma , from kataplassein 'plaster over'.

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