zinc plaster, n.

zinc-plaster
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc plasternoun

## Factsheet

### Where does the noun zinc plaster come from?

Earliest known use

1890s

The earliest known use of the noun zinc plaster is in the 1890s.

OED's only evidence for zinc plaster is from 1899, in a text by T. Clifford Allbutt, physician, et al.

### Nearby entries

1. zinco-, comb. form
2. zincode, n. 1839–
3. zincograph, n. 1888–
4. zincograph, v. 1865–
5. zincographer, n. 1839–
6. zincographic, adj. 1850–
7. zincography, n. 1834–
8. zincoid, n. 1842–
9. zinc orange, n. 1918–
10. zincous, adj. 1842–
11. zinc plaster, n.1899–
12. zinc-plate, n. 1823–
13. zinc-powder, n. 1881–
14. zinc roof, n. 1883–
15. zinc spar, n. 1796–
16. zinc-sponge, n. 1902–
17. zinc sulphide, n. 1851–
18. zinc white, n. 1847–
19. zincy, adj. 1757–
20. zinc yellow, n. 1847–
21. zindabad, int. & n. 1930–

## Meaning & use

1. 1899–
   See zinc n. Compounds.
   1. 1899

      > A simple zinc plaster will be as much as the skin will tolerate.

      T. C. Allbutt et al., System of Medicine vol. VIII. 579

Originally published as part of the entry for zinc, n.

zinc, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.