The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.
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of Daub
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The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.
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of Coat
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of Cover
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of Parget
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To smear with soft, adhesive matter, as pitch, slime, mud, etc.; to plaster; to bedaub; to besmear.
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To smear with soft, adhesive matter, as pitch, slime, mud, etc.; to plaster; to bedaub; to besmear.
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An external application of a consistency harder than ointment, prepared for use by spreading it on linen, leather, silk, or other material. It is adh…
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An external application of a consistency harder than ointment, prepared for use by spreading it on linen, leather, silk, or other material. It is adh…
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A soft composition, as of bread, bran, or a mucilaginous substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, etc.; a cataplasm.
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A soft composition, as of bread, bran, or a mucilaginous substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, etc.; a cataplasm.
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of Plaster
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