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   plaster

   /ˈplɑːstə/

   noun

   • 1. a soft mixture of sand and cement and sometimes lime with water, for spreading on walls, ceilings, or other structures, to form a smooth hard surface when dried: "strip away the plaster to expose the bare brick" Similar plasterworkstuccotrademark:Artexrare:pargetingparging
   • ▪ a hard white substance made by the addition of water to powdered and partly dehydrated gypsum, used for holding broken bones in place and making sculptures and casts: "he had both arms in plaster" Similar plaster of Parisgypsum
   • ▪ the powder from which plaster of Paris is made.
   • 2. an adhesive strip of material for covering cuts and wounds: British "waterproof plasters" Similar adhesive dressingdressingbandagesticking plastertrademark:ElastoplastBand-Aid
   • ▪ a bandage on which a poultice or liniment is spread for application. dated

   verb

   • 1. cover (a wall, ceiling, or other structure) with plaster: "the inside walls were plastered and painted" Similar cover thicklysmotherspreadsmearcakecoatdaubbedauboverlayliterary:besmear
   • ▪ coat or cover something with (a substance), especially to an extent considered excessive: "a face plastered in heavy make-up"
   • ▪ make (hair) lie flat by applying a liquid to it: "his hair was plastered down with water" Similar flatten (down)smooth downslick downsleek down
   • ▪ display widely and conspicuously: "her story was plastered all over the December issue"
   • 2. apply a plaster cast or medical plaster to (a part of the body).
   • 3. bomb or shell (a target) heavily: informal, dated "are they expecting the air force to plaster the city tonight or what?"

   Word Origin Old English, denoting a bandage spread with a curative substance, from medieval Latin plastrum (shortening of Latin emplastrum, from Greek emplastron ‘daub, salve’), later reinforced by the Old French noun plastre. Sense 1 dates from late Middle English.

   Derivatives

   • 1. plastery adjective

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