Noun
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adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
- adhesive plaster - sticking plaster -
a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)
"there were cracks in the plaster"
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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.
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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
- plaster of paris -
a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water
hardens into a smooth solid
used to cover walls and ceilings
Verb
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dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
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coat with plaster
"daub the wall"
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apply a plaster cast to
"plaster the broken arm"
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affix conspicuously
"She plastered warnings all over the wall"
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cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on
"The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters"
"She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco"
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apply a heavy coat to
- plaster over - stick on