cataplasm

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Compare Hamlet IV 7 145, “no cataplasm so rare, Collected from all simples that have virtue Under the moon.”

From Minor Poems by Milton by Milton, John

Monsieur Recamier has submitted to the Academy of Medicine a galvanic cataplasm, by which, when it is applied to the skin, the benefit of electricity is fully conveyed, without the least pain.

From The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 by Various

It will be easier to bear than the cataplasm I should have given you, had your apprehensions been well founded.

From Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire by Ainsworth, William Harrison

A Water-cress cataplasm applied cold in a single layer, and with a pinch of salt sprinkled thereupon makes a most useful poultice to heal foul scrofulous ulcers; and will also help to resolve glandular swellings.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

But it does more than all this, it even assuages choler; it is an admirable cataplasm for rage.

From Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness by Samber, Robert