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noun
A sticking plaster (adhesive bandage) or medical dressing; a band-aid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Elastoplast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable
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noun
an elastic adhesive bandage for covering cuts or wounds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: adhesive bandage, elastic bandage
History
From the trademarked name of one brand of sticking plasters, presumably from elasto- (“elastic”) + plast(er).
