Look up: Court-Plaster


  1. court plaster
    [n] - a plaster composed of isinglass on silk
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=court%20plaster

  2. court plaster
    noun a plaster composed of isinglass on silk; formerly used to dress superficial wounds
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=court%20plaster

  3. Court-plaster
    Court'-plas`ter noun Sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side with some adhesive substance, commonly a mixture of isinglass and glycerin.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/175

  4. Court-plaster
    • (n.) Sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side with some adhesive substance, commonly a mixture of isinglass and glycerin.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/court-plaster/

  5. Court-Plaster
    Court-plaster (so called because they were originally applied by ladies of the court as patches on the face), were black, flesh-coloured, or transparent silk plasters varnished over with a solution of isinglass, which was often perfumed with benzoin, and used for covering slight wounds.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/EC.HTM

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