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plaster /pläˈstər/ noun- A fabric coated with an adhesive substance for local application as a remedy, or with a pad for the protection of a cut, etc
- (esp formerly) a curative substance spread on linen and applied locally
- A pasty composition that sets hard, esp a mixture of slaked lime, sand, and sometimes hair, used for coating walls, etc
- Plaster of Paris
- Calcium sulphate, gypsum
adjective Made of plaster transitive verb- To apply plaster, or a plaster, or a plaster cast to
- To treat with plaster
- To bedaub
- To smear
- To cover excessively, injudiciously, or meretriciously
- To stick (with on or over)
- To reduce to plaster or a sticky mass
- To damage by a heavy attack
- To smooth (hair) down
- To smooth (with over)
- To treat with gypsum
- To attach with plaster
intransitive verb (with over) to smooth plaster over (cracks, etc) ORIGIN: OE plaster (in medical sense) and OFr plastre (builder's plaster) both from LL plastrum, from L emplastrum, from Gr emplastron for emplaston, from en on, and plassein to mould, apply as a plaster plasˈtered adjective - Daubed, treated, etc, with plaster
- Shattered
- Intoxicated (informal)
plasˈterer noun A person who plasters, or someone who works in plaster plasˈteriness noun plasˈtering noun plasˈtery adjective Like plaster plasˈterboard noun A slab of hardened plaster faced on both sides with paper or thin board, used to form or line interior walls plaster cast noun - A copy obtained by pouring a mixture of plaster of Paris and water into a mould formed from the object
- An immobilizing and protective covering of plaster of Paris for a broken limb, etc
plaster of Paris noun Gypsum (orig found near Paris) partially dehydrated by heat, which dries into a hard substance when mixed with water plaster saint noun - A virtuous person
- Someone who pretends hypocritically to be virtuous
plasˈterstone noun Gypsum plasˈterwork noun |