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Daubing

of Daub

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Broader term 3

Application 76% connected

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Coating 76% connected

of Coat

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Covering 76% connected

of Cover

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pargeting 76% connected

of Parget

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Derivationally related 6

Daub 74% connected

To smear with soft, adhesive matter, as pitch, slime, mud, etc.; to plaster; to bedaub; to besmear.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Daub 74% connected

To smear with soft, adhesive matter, as pitch, slime, mud, etc.; to plaster; to bedaub; to besmear.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Plaster 74% connected

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…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Plaster 74% connected

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…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Poultice 74% connected

A soft composition, as of bread, bran, or a mucilaginous substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, etc.; a cataplasm.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Poultice 74% connected

A soft composition, as of bread, bran, or a mucilaginous substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, etc.; a cataplasm.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Plastering 92% connected

of Plaster

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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