MUSTARD PLASTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mustard plaster mean? 

• MUSTARD PLASTER (noun)
  The noun MUSTARD PLASTER has 1 sense:

1. a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUSTARD PLASTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mustard plaster; sinapism

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

cataplasm; plaster; poultice (a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.)