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Noun: mustard plaster  'mús-tu(r)d 'plã-stu(r)
  1. A plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient
    "Grandma applied a mustard plaster to relieve his chest congestion";
    - sinapism

Derived forms: mustard plasters

Type of: cataplasm [archaic], plaster, poultice

Encyclopedia: Mustard plaster