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Court-plaster

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Court´-plas`ter    (k?rt´pl?s`t?r)
n.1.Sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side with some adhesive substance, commonly a mixture of isinglass and glycerin.


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So was the settling of a minute bit of court-plaster just to the left of the dimple in her chin, an unusual piece of coquetry in which Polly would not have indulged, if an almost invisible scratch had not given her an excuse for doing it.
An Old-Fashioned Girl by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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