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sparadrapum

sparadrapum [dub.; ? cf. 3 spera, Fr. sparadrap, drap], spatadrapum [cf. AN spadadrappum], piece of cloth prepared for use as bandage or in plaster. si cuncta bene stare cognoveris, superponas spata drapum, quod sic fit: recipe pul[egii] masticis, olib[ani] ‥ et inde pecia inficiatur Gilb. IV 182. 1; antiqui solebant uti emplastro quod vocatur sparadrapum Gad. 125. 2.

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