- powdered mustard
- nouna substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic• Syn: ↑dry mustard
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
powdered mustard
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mustard plaster — n. a paste made with powdered mustard, spread on a cloth and applied to the skin as a counterirritant and rubefacient … English World dictionary
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mustard plaster — noun Date: 1810 a counterirritant and rubefacient plaster containing powdered mustard … New Collegiate Dictionary
mustard plaster — mus′tard plas ter n. a preparation of powdered mustard placed on a cloth and applied to the skin as a counterirritant • Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
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mustard — [mus′tərd] n. [ME mustarde < OFr moustarde < moust, must < L mustum (see MUST3): orig. prepared with must as an ingredient] 1. any of several annual herbs (genus Brassica) of the crucifer family, with yellow flowers and slender pods… … English World dictionary
mustard plaster — /ˈmʌstəd plastə/ (say mustuhd plahstuh) noun a powdered, black, mustard and rubber solution mixture placed on a cloth and used as a counter irritant …
