mustard-plaister
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4ADJ.
best
VERB + MUSTARD-PLAISTER
leeches, removing
PREP.
on
ADV.
immediately, thus
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noun
Alternative form of mustard plaster.
The best mustard-plaister is made thus : take of mustard, in powder, two and a half parts, linseed-meal two and a half parts, boiling water ten parts.
On removing a mustard-plaister, you must immediately cover the portion of the skin, over which it was applied, with a piece of flannel, or with cotton wool.
Alternative form of mustard plaister (yellowback)
...these Gissing 'mustard-plaisters' are still much coveted by collectors, and it is well worth rescuing from "the inequity of oblivion" examples of other Gissing novels published in the uniform series and house-styles of the 1890's and after.
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3The best mustard-plaister is made thus : take of mustard, in powder, two and a half parts, linseed-meal two and a half parts, boiling water ten parts.
WiktionaryOn removing a mustard-plaister, you must immediately cover the portion of the skin, over which it was applied, with a piece of flannel, or with cotton wool.
WiktionaryHe said there was nothing the matter with me, and prescribed a mild solution of peppermint, which was neither nice nor useful; in the evening he came again, and ordered leeches and a mustard-plaister.
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