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Plasters for different skin tones are available to buy, but many social media users admitted they were unaware they could purchase any other shade but the standard "nude" colour.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2019

On one occasion, Plasters recalls, her baffled parents discovered her shadowboxing in her bedroom.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 25, 2016

"The author of Mustard Plasters has the floor," said Kibosh, with civility.

From How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee by Wister, Owen

Plasters are puffs; bandages empty promises; the knife threatens tetanus; caustic only makes them black and smarting; while chiropodists—.

From Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season by Fenn, George Manville

Plasters will give comfort in milder cases, or when the patient is able to leave the bed.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm