plaster
11plaster — plasterer, n. plasteriness, n. plasterlike, plastery, adj. /plas teuhr, plah steuhr/, n. 1. 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… …
12plaster — n. pasty composition 1) to apply plaster (to apply plaster to a wall) 2) to daub plaster (to daub plaster on a wall) 3) crumbling, falling plaster 4) plaster comes off, falls off (a wall) pastelike mixture used for healing purposes 5) a mustard… …
13plaster — plas|ter1 [ˈpla:stə US ˈplæstər] n [Date: 900 1000; : Latin; Origin: emplastrum, from Greek, from emplassein to plaster on , from plassein; PLASTIC2] 1.) [U] a substance used to cover walls and ceilings with a smooth, even surface. It consists of …
14plaster — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 smooth covering for a wall ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ cracked, crumbling, peeling … OF PLASTER ▪ chunk ▪ …
15plaster — plas|ter1 [ plæstər ] noun * 1. ) uncount a substance that is spread onto walls and ceilings to form a hard smooth surface 2. ) count or uncount BRITISH a thin piece of cloth or plastic that is sticky on one side, and that you put on your skin to …
16plaster — I UK [ˈplɑːstə(r)] / US [ˈplæstər] noun Word forms plaster : singular plaster plural plasters * 1) [uncountable] a substance that is spread onto walls and ceilings to form a hard smooth surface 2) [countable] British a thin piece of cloth or… …
17plaster — n. & v. n. 1 a soft pliable mixture esp. of lime putty with sand or Portland cement etc. for spreading on walls, ceilings, etc., to form a smooth hard surface when dried. 2 Brit. = sticking plaster (see STICK(2)). 3 hist. a curative or protective …
18plaster — [[t]plɑ͟ːstə(r), plæ̱s [/t]] plasters, plastering, plastered 1) N UNCOUNT Plaster is a smooth paste made of sand, lime, and water which goes hard when it dries. Plaster is used to cover walls and ceilings and is also used to make sculptures.… …
19plaster — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin emplastrum, from Greek emplastron, from emplassein to plaster on, from en + plassein to mold, plaster; perhaps akin to Latin planus level, flat more at floor Date: before 12th… …
20plaster — {{11}}plaster (n.) O.E. plaster medicinal application, from V.L. plastrum, shortened from L. emplastra a plaster (in the medical as well as the building sense), from Gk. emplastron salve, plaster (used by Galen instead of more usual emplaston),… …
