Plaster
WordNet
noun
(1) Adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
(2) A surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)
"There were cracks in the plaster"
(3) 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.
(4) A mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
(5) Any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs
verb
(6) Dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
(7) Coat with plaster
"Daub the wall"
(8) Apply a heavy coat to
(9) Apply a plaster cast to
"Plaster the broken arm"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
, from late ; later reinforced by .
Noun
- A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
- A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
- 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.
- A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; plaster cast.
See also
- wonderboard
- cement board
- lath
- gypsum board
- gyprock
- sheetrock
- wallboard
- drywall
Verb
- To cover or coat something with plaster, or apply a plaster.
- Her face was plastered in mud.
- To hide or cover up, as if with plaster.
- The radio station plastered the buses and trains with its advertisement.
Etymology
From late , from , from .
Inflection
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Noun
- plaster, sticking plaster, band-aid
Declension
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