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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
/ ˈɑːə /
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
- ˈٱ, adjective
- ˈٱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- t· noun
- t··Ա noun
- t· t· adjective
- ·t verb (used with object)
- ܲ·t verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of plaster1
Example Sentences
"Removing old failing plaster to find these remarkable motifs and faces looking back at us is a moment we will never forget."
Drive down the roads, and you can see billboards plastered in cities like Green Bay and Madison that read "don't let Elon buy our court" and depict the SpaceX and Tesla boss as a puppeteer.
Banners advertising SIM cards with cheap rates for calling Myanmar were plastered across buildings, while shops displayed signs in both Thai and Burmese.
Shadow transport secretary Gareth Bacon described the government's announcement as a "pothole sticking plaster".
This signature material dates to 19th century America, when it emerged as a mass-produced, middle-class design element to compete with unique, aristocratic plaster ceilings.
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