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PLASTER
plaster, adhesive plaster, sticking plaster
(noun) adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
plaster, plasterwork
(noun) a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); “there were cracks in the plaster”
poultice, cataplasm, plaster
(noun) a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
plaster
(noun) a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
poultice, plaster
(verb) dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
plaster, daub
(verb) coat with plaster; “daub the wall”
plaster, plaster over, stick on
(verb) apply a heavy coat to
plaster
(verb) apply a plaster cast to; “plaster the broken arm”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
plaster (countable and uncountable, plural plasters)
(uncountable) A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
(countable, British, New Zealand, Canada) A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
(uncountable) A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings; render, stucco.
(countable) A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; plaster cast.
(uncountable) plaster of Paris.
Verb
plaster (third-person singular simple present plasters, present participle plastering, simple past and past participle plastered)
(transitive) To cover or coat something with plaster; to render.
(transitive) To apply a plaster to.
(transitive) To smear with some viscous or liquid substance.
(transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.
(transitive, figurative) To smooth over.
Anagrams
• Alperts, Platers, palster, palters, persalt, plastre, platers, psalter, stapler
Etymology
Proper noun
Plaster
A surname.
Anagrams
• Alperts, Platers, palster, palters, persalt, plastre, platers, psalter, stapler
Source: Wiktionary
Plas"ter, n. Etym: [AS., a plaster (in sense 1), fr. L. emplastrum, Gr. plastre a plaster (in sense 2), F. plâtre. Cf. Plastic, Emplaster, Piaster.] [Formerly written also plaister.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: An external application of a consistency harder than ointment, prepared for use by spreading it on linen, leather, silk, or other material. It is adhesive at the ordinary temperature of the body, and is used, according to its composition, to produce a medicinal effect, to bind parts together, etc.; as, a porous plaster; sticking plaster.
2. A composition of lime, water, and sand, with or without hair as a bond, for coating walls, ceilings, and partitions of houses. See Mortar.
3. Calcined gypsum, or plaster of Paris, especially when ground, as used for making ornaments, figures, moldings, etc.; or calcined gypsum used as a fertilizer. Plaster cast, a copy of an object obtained by pouring plaster of Paris mixed with water into a mold.
– Plaster of Paris. Etym: [So called because originally brought from a suburb of Paris.] (Chem.) Anhydrous calcium sulphate, or calcined gypsum, which forms with water a paste which soon sets or hardens, and is used for casts, moldings, etc. The term is loosely applied to any plaster stone or species of gypsum.
– Plaster of Paris bandage (Surg.), a bandage saturated with a paste of plaster of Paris, which on drying forms a perfectly fitting splint.
– Plaster stone, any species of gypsum. See Gypsum.
Plas"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plastered; p. pr. & vb. n. Plastering.] Etym: [Cf. OF. plastrer to plaster (in sense 2), F. plâtrer.]
1. To cover with a plaster, as a wound or sore.
2. To overlay or cover with plaster, as the ceilings and walls of a house.
3. Fig.: To smooth over; to cover or conceal the defects of; to hide, as with a covering of plaster. Bale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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