plaster
nounEtymology
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. Displaced native Old English clīþa. The verb is from Middle English plastren, from the noun.
- inherited from plastren
- derived from emplastrum
- derived from plastrum
- inherited from plaster
- inherited from plaster
Definitions
A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound
A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that…
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)
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A similar material used for exterior walls.
A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze
A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; a plaster cast.
Plaster of Paris.
To cover or coat something with plaster
To cover or coat something with plaster; to render.
- to plaster a wall
To apply a plaster to.
- to plaster a wound
To smear with some viscous or liquid substance.
- Her face was plastered with mud.
To hide or cover up, as if with plaster
To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.
- The radio station plastered the buses and trains with its advertisement.
To bombard heavily or overwhelmingly
To bombard heavily or overwhelmingly; to overwhelm (with weapons fire).
To smooth over.
A surname.
The neighborhood
- neighborcement board
- neighborlath
- neighborgypsum board
- neighborgyprock
- neighborwallboard
- neighborsheetrock
- neighbordrywall
Derived
beplaster, blister plaster, corn plaster, gypsum plaster, mustard-plaster, mustard plaster, plasterless, plasterlike, plasterly, plasterman, plaster room, plaster saint, plaster-stone, plasterwork, plastery, quicksilver plaster, shinplaster, stick plaster, strengthening plaster, unplaster, plasterboard, court plaster, plasterable, plastered, plasterer, replaster
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at plaster. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at plaster. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at plaster
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA