Old French

Noun

emplastre m, f ‎(oblique plural emplastres, nominative singular emplastres, nominative plural emplastre)

1. (medicine) plaster (paste applied to the skin)
   • circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 196 (of the Champion Classiques edition, ISBN 2-7453-0520-4), line 2485:

     Il ne sevent emplastre faire

     They didn't know how to apply plaster

Descendants

• English: emplaster (borrowed)
• French: emplâtre