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Definition of Court plaster
1. Noun. A plaster composed of isinglass on silk; formerly used to dress superficial wounds.
Definition of Court plaster
1. Noun. sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side with some adhesive substance, commonly a mixture of isinglass and glycerine ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Court Plaster
Literary usage of Court plaster
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Painter, Gilder, and Varnisher's Companion: Containing Rules and (1867)
"Sticking, or court plaster. This plaster is well known from its general use and
its healing properties. It is merely a kind of varnished silk, ..."
2. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1889)
"Court-plaster. See PLASTER. Courtrai (Flem. Kortrijk), a town of Belgium, in the
province of West Flanders, 54 miles S\V. of Brussels by rail, ..."
3. The Family Receipt Book: Containing Eight Hundred Valuable Receipts in by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1819)
"The milky juice of the stalks of spurge, or of the common lig leave, by persevering
application, will, to a certainty, soon remove them. 582. court plaster. ..."
4. Glue, Gelatine, Animal Charcoal, Phosphorus, Cements, Pastes, and Mucilages by Ferdinand Dawidowsky (1905)
"court plaster. Gelatine or isinglass 155 grains, alcohol 13J fluid drachms,
glycerine 15J grains. Water, tincture of benzoin, each a sufficient quantity. ..."
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