unplasterv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈplɑːstə/,

/(ˌ)ʌnˈplastə/, U.S.

/ˌənˈplæstər/

Forms: see un- prefix² and plaster v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², plaster v.

Etymology: < un- prefix² + plaster v. Compare unplastering n.With use in quot. 1598 compare the discussion at un- prefix² 1b(a).

transitive. To remove plaster from (something). Also: to unstick, to detach.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > surfacing or cladding > clad or cover [verb (transitive)] > plaster > remove plaster from

unplaster1598

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Sgommare, to vngum, to vnplaister.

1828 C. Swan tr. A. Manzoni Betrothed Lovers II. ii. 34 Others had..used even their own claws, if nothing else was to be had, to unplaster [It. scalcinavano] and break in the wall.

1926 Times 29 July 8 In restoring it and unplastering walls, beams, &c., two unspoiled examples of rooms of that period have been revealed.

1937 C. Isherwood Sally Bowles 7 He bent over the coffee-machine, his sleek black hair unplastering itself from his scalp.

1998 T. Holland Sleeper in Sands 329 It would have been so easy, she thought in a sudden fury of regret, to unplaster the stonework.

2003 S. Rose Girl, Guy & Ghost viii. 89 Traci swallowed hard, wishing Christine would unplaster herself from her back.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unplaster
释义	unplasterv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈplɑːstə/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈplastə/, U.S. /ˌənˈplæstər/ Forms: see un- prefix² and plaster v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², plaster v. Etymology: < un- prefix² + plaster v. Compare unplastering n.With use in quot. 1598 compare the discussion at un- prefix² 1b(a). transitive. To remove plaster from (something). Also: to unstick, to detach. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > surfacing or cladding > clad or cover [verb (transitive)] > plaster > remove plaster from unplaster1598 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Sgommare, to vngum, to vnplaister. 1828 C. Swan tr. A. Manzoni Betrothed Lovers II. ii. 34 Others had..used even their own claws, if nothing else was to be had, to unplaster [It. scalcinavano] and break in the wall. 1926 Times 29 July 8 In restoring it and unplastering walls, beams, &c., two unspoiled examples of rooms of that period have been revealed. 1937 C. Isherwood Sally Bowles 7 He bent over the coffee-machine, his sleek black hair unplastering itself from his scalp. 1998 T. Holland Sleeper in Sands 329 It would have been so easy, she thought in a sudden fury of regret, to unplaster the stonework. 2003 S. Rose Girl, Guy & Ghost viii. 89 Traci swallowed hard, wishing Christine would unplaster herself from her back. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1598
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