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Plaster

//ˈplæs.tɚ//

Definitions

nounplasters

1
A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
2
A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
3
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.
Near-synonym: stucco (dedicated term for exterior type in some dialects)
Similar
render stucco stucco

verbplasters · plastering · plastered

1
To cover or coat something with plaster; to render.
to plaster a wall
2
To apply a plaster to.

name

1
A surname.

Word Origin

From Middle English plaster, plastre, from Old English plaster, from late Latin plastrum, shortened from Classical Latin emplastrum (“a plaster, bandage”); later reinforced by Anglo-Norman plastre. Th...

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