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plaster
noun(plas-ter)
a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance; broadly : something applied to heal and soothe
plaster
noun(plas-ter)
a pasty composition (as of lime, water, and sand) that hardens on drying and is used for coating walls, ceilings, and partitions
plaster
verb(plas-ter)
to overlay or cover with plaster : coat
plaster
verb(plas-ter)
to apply a plaster to
plaster
verb(plas-ter)
to cover over or conceal as if with a coat of plaster
plaster
noun(plas-ter)
a sculptor's model in plaster of paris
plaster
noun(plas-ter)
a rigid dressing of gauze impregnated with plaster of paris
plaster
noun phrase(plas-ter)
a white powdery slightly hydrated calcium sulfate CaSO4·1/2H2O or 2CaSO4·H2O made by calcining gypsum and used chiefly for casts and molds in the form of a quick-setting paste with water
plaster
noun(plas-ter)
a person without human failings
plaster
phrasal verb(plas-ter)
to cover (something) with plaster
plaster
noun(plas-ter)
an adhesive plaster especially of silk coated with isinglass and glycerin
plaster
noun(plas-ter)
a counterirritant and rubefacient plaster containing powdered mustard
plaster
noun(plas-ter)
an adhesive plaster especially for closing superficial wounds
plaster
idiom(plas-ter)
in a hard covering that protects a broken bone and allows it to heal : in a plaster cast

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