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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 wounds
Familiarity information: ADHESIVE PLASTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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