Etymology

emplastron

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Today it means: A plaster. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἔμπλαστρον“daub, salve”
  2. English todayemplastron

From Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον (émplastron, “daub, salve”).

Words from the same roots

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