Phrase guide

mustard plaster

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the chest or abdomen to stimulate healing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sinapism

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sinapism

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: poultice, cataplasm, plaster

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: sinapizëm — a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the chest or abdomen to stimulate healing
  • Bulgarian: хардал (hardal) — a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the chest or abdomen to stimulate healing
  • Catalan: sinapisme — a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the chest or abdomen to stimulate healing
  • Danish: sennepsplaster — a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the chest or abdomen to stimulate healing
  • French: sinapisme — a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the chest or abdomen to stimulate healing
  • German: Senfpflaster — a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the chest or abdomen to stimulate healing
  • Italian: senapismo — a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the chest or abdomen to stimulate healing
  • Luxembourgish: Moschterplooschter — a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the chest or abdomen to stimulate healing
  • Plautdietsch: Sampplosta — a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the chest or abdomen to stimulate healing
  • Polish: synapizm — a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the chest or abdomen to stimulate healing
  • Polish: gorczycznik — a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the chest or abdomen to stimulate healing
  • Spanish: sinapismo — a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the chest or abdomen to stimulate healing
  • Tagalog: sinapismo — a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the chest or abdomen to stimulate healing
  • Ukrainian: гірчи́чник (hirčýčnyk) — a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the chest or abdomen to stimulate healing