pleister

Definitions of pleister
  1. noun
    a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
    synonyms: kalk, muurkalk, pleisterkalk, pleistermortel, stuc, witkalk, witsel
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    bepleistering, kalk, muurkalk, pleisterkalk, pleistermortel, pleisterwerk, stuc, stucwerk, witkalk, witsel
    a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces
    type of:
    melange, mengproduct, mengprodukt, mengsel, mix, mixage, mixture, mixtuur
    (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
  2. noun
    a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces
    synonyms: bepleistering, kalk, muurkalk, pleisterkalk, pleistermortel, pleisterwerk, stuc, stucwerk, witkalk, witsel
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    type of:
    kalk, muurkalk, pleisterkalk, pleistermortel, stuc, witkalk, witsel
    a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
  3. noun
    adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
    synonyms: bepleistering, hechtpleister, kleefpleister, plakpleister, pleisterspecie, pleisterwerk, stucwerk
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    type of:
    kleefband, plakband, tape
    tape coated with adhesive
  4. 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.
    synonyms: hechtpleister, kleefpleister, plakpleister, pleisterspecie
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    types:
    mosterdpleister
    a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient
    type of:
    verbandmateriaal
    a cloth covering for a wound or sore
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