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ADHESIVE PLASTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adhesive plaster mean? 

ADHESIVE PLASTER (noun)
  The noun ADHESIVE PLASTER has 1 sense:

1. adhesive tape used in dressing woundsplay

  Familiarity information: ADHESIVE PLASTER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ADHESIVE PLASTER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Adhesive tape used in dressing wounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

adhesive plaster; plaster; sticking plaster

Hypernyms ("adhesive plaster" is a kind of...):

adhesive tape (tape coated with adhesive)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adhesive plaster"):

court plaster (a plaster composed of isinglass on silk; formerly used to dress superficial wounds)


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