The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Emplaster \Em*plas"ter\, n. [OF. emplastre, F. empl[^a]tre, L.
emplastrum a plaster or salve, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to plaster
up, daub over; ? in + ? to form, mold, apply as a plaster.]
See Plaster. [Obs.] --Wiseman.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Emplaster \Em*plas"ter\, v. t. [Cf. OF. emplastrer, F.
empl[^a]trer. See Emplaster, n.]
To plaster over; to cover over so as to present a good
appearance. [Obs.] "Fair as ye his name emplaster."
--Chaucer.
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