Mustard Plaster (Noun)
Meaning
A plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The doctor applied a mustard plaster to the patient's chest to help loosen the phlegm associated with pneumonia.
- In an attempt to relieve the aching back, she decided to try a homemade mustard plaster made from black mustard seeds and flour.
- The nurse carefully removed the mustard plaster after it had been on for 15 minutes, leaving the area reddened and warm to the touch.
- Grandma swore by the homemade remedies of her time, including the mustard plaster used for relieving rheumatic pain.
- As a child, he remembered the strong smell of the mustard plaster his mother applied to his back whenever he had a cough.