plaster
plaster
Definition
plas·ter (plas′tər, pläs′-)
noun
- a pasty mixture, as of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, which hardens on drying, for coating walls, ceilings, and partitions
- plaster of Paris
- a pasty preparation spread on cloth and applied to the body, used medicinally as a curative or counterirritant
Etymology: ME < OE plaster & OFr plastre, both < LL plastrum, for L emplastrum < Gr emplastron, plaster < emplassein, to daub over < en, on, in + plassein, to form: see plastic
transitive verb
- to cover, smear, overlay, etc. with or as with plaster
- to apply or affix like a plaster to plaster posters on walls
- to make lie smooth and flat
- to apply plaster of Paris as a treatment
- Informal to affect or strike with force
plas′·terer noun
plas′·tery adjective
plaster
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Usage Examples
Object
- grin: It didn't merely make me smile, it plastered a grin across my face.
Converse of object
- crumble: The masonry could clearly be seen in places behind the brown crumbling plaster on the walls.
- stick: I wrote back in January that the NHS needs major surgery, not the sticking plaster of extra money.
- skim: Simply tap the surface with a hammer, then use a bolster chisel to get behind the skimmed plaster.
Adjective modifier
- sticking: The new treatment is likened to having a sticking plaster connected to an iPod.
- lime: For lime plaster you would normally use lime putty supplied in a tub.
- self-coloured: The basic colors of the self-coloured plasters can be combined to create new colors.
- painted: Reconstruction of the painted wall plaster on the wall shown above.
- earthen: During the 3 days you will: Make and apply lime and earthen plasters which will include some sculptural bas relief work.
- waterproof: Cover open wounds or sores with a waterproof plaster.
Modifies a noun
- ceiling: Inside is a remarkable plaster ceiling bearing the date 1596.
- molding: The construction was based on a steel skeleton, with fibrous plaster moldings used to good effect as in 1901.
- cornice: Also, what is the best way to fix plaster cornice to the walls & ceilings?
- infill: Coved roof with molded wooden ribs and plaster infill, lower than nave.
- frieze: Bits of nice architectural decor, such as stained glass, a fine plaster frieze and lots of fancy drapes.
- mold: Pieces are formed in plaster molds or shaped over wooden formers.
Noun used with modifier
- gypsum: The cement and gypsum plaster was hacked off to allow the cob and stone walls to breathe.
- one-coat: When applied over clay undercoat or one-coat plaster, the previous layers should be fully dry and shrinkage complete before applying finish coats.
- undercoat: When applied over clay undercoat plaster, the previous layers should be fully dry and shrinkage complete before applying finish coats.
Preposition: of
- paris: I had to have a boot made ( not my color really, plaster of paris!
plaster Quotes
Nos pe' res avaient un Paris de pierre, nos fils auront un Paris de pla" tre. Our fathers had a Parismade of stone; our sons will have a Paris made of plaster.
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