Emplaster

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Emplaster \Em*plas"ter\, n. [OF. emplastre, F. empl[^a]tre, L.
     emplastrum a plaster or salve, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to plaster
     up, daub over; ? in + ? to form, mold, apply as a plaster.]
     See {Plaster}. [Obs.] --Wiseman.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Emplaster \Em*plas"ter\, v. t. [Cf. OF. emplastrer, F.
     empl[^a]trer. See {Emplaster}, n.]
     To plaster over; to cover over so as to present a good
     appearance. [Obs.] "Fair as ye his name emplaster."
     --Chaucer.
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