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Noun.

[OF.

emplastre

, F.

emplâtre

, L.

emplastrum

a plaster or salve, fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to plaster up, daub over; [GREEK] in + [GREEK] to form, mold, apply as a plaster.]

See

[Obs.]

Wiseman.

Verb.

[Cf. OF.

emplastrer

, F.

emplâtrer

. See

Noun.

]

To plaster over; to cover over so as to present a good appearance.

[Obs.]

“Fair as ye his name emplaster.”

Chaucer.

Noun.

[Gr. a plaster.] [See Plaster, which is not used.]