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plaster

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: plaster

1
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a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
coat with plaster
2
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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.
dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: plaster
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n a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings

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finish coat, finishing coat
the final coating of plaster applied to walls and ceilings
grout
a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork
parget, pargeting, pargetting
plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys
roughcast
a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls
spackle, spackling compound
powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster
stucco
a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces
render
a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls
Type of:
mixture
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
covering material
a material used by builders to cover surfaces

n 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

Synonyms:
plaster of Paris
Types:
gesso
gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared)
Type of:
calcium sulfate, calcium sulphate
a white salt (CaSO4)

n a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)

“there were cracks in the plaster”
Synonyms:
plasterwork
Types:
pargeting, pargetry, pargetting
ornamental plasterwork
Type of:
surface
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

v coat with plaster

Synonyms:
daub
daub
apply to a surface
Types:
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render-set
cover with two coats of plaster
parget
apply ornamental plaster to
roughcast
apply roughcast to
mud
plaster with mud
mortar
plaster with mortar
Type of:
coat, surface
put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface

v cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on

“The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters”
Synonyms:
beplaster
Type of:
cover
provide with a covering or cause to be covered

v apply a heavy coat to

Synonyms:
plaster over, stick on
Type of:
cover
provide with a covering or cause to be covered

v affix conspicuously

“She plastered warnings all over the wall”
Synonyms
beplaster
cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on
Type of:
affix, stick on
attach to
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n 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.

Synonyms:
cataplasm, poultice
Types:
mustard plaster, sinapism
a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient
Type of:
dressing, medical dressing
a cloth covering for a wound or sore

n adhesive tape used in dressing wounds

Synonyms:
adhesive plaster, sticking plaster
Types:
court plaster
a plaster composed of isinglass on silk; formerly used to dress superficial wounds
Type of:
adhesive tape
tape coated with adhesive

v dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

Synonyms:
poultice
Type of:
dress
apply a bandage or medication to

v apply a plaster cast to

“plaster the broken arm”
Type of:
cover
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
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