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plaster
[ plas-ter, plah-ster ]
noun
- a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- powdered gypsum.
- a solid or semisolid preparation spread upon cloth, plastic, or other material and applied to the body, especially for some healing purpose.
verb (used with object)
- to cover (walls, ceilings, etc.) with plaster.
- to treat with gypsum or plaster of Paris.
- to lay flat like a layer of plaster.
- to daub or fill with plaster or something similar.
- to apply a plaster to (the body, a wound, etc.).
- to overspread with something, especially thickly or excessively:
a wall plastered with posters.
- Informal.
- to knock down or injure, as by a blow or beating.
- to inflict serious damage or injury on by heavy bombing, shelling, or other means of attack.
plaster
/ ˈplɑːstə /
noun
- a mixture of lime, sand, and water, sometimes stiffened with hair or other fibres, that is applied to the surface of a wall or ceiling as a soft paste that hardens when dry
- an adhesive strip of material, usually medicated, for dressing a cut, wound, etc
- short for mustard plaster plaster of Paris
verb
- to coat (a wall, ceiling, etc) with plaster
- tr to apply like plaster
she plastered make-up on her face
- tr to cause to lie flat or to adhere
- tr to apply a plaster cast to
- slang.tr to strike or defeat with great force
Derived Forms
- ˈplastery, adjective
- ˈplasterer, noun
Other Words From
- plaster·er noun
- plaster·i·ness noun
- plaster·like plaster·y adjective
- re·plaster verb (used with object)
- un·plaster verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of plaster1
Example Sentences
While chipping away plaster from his kitchen wall, the Guatemalan man unearthed a series of centuries-old Mayan murals.
Death masks are made from a cast of layered plaster strips laid on the face soon after death.
Once dried, a liquid, such as plaster, wax, or bronze, is poured in for a perfect representation of the face.
We crossed a stream into a village of timbered white plaster houses, some with pretty wrought-iron balconies.
Her face was cast into a plaster mold, preserving her shy smile for posterity.
He laid it upon the floor, and took out a plaster mask, and brushing and blowing off the saw-dust, held it up.
“It is a perfect identification,” murmured Mr. Arden, with his eyes still riveted on the plaster faces.
Now Isaias had ordered that they should take a lump of figs, and lay it as a plaster upon the wound, and that he should be healed.
The plaster will show on the ground whether the sowing is being done evenly.
A pint of meal and a pint of plaster to each rod, is a good mixture to sow in.
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