cover with plaster

  • 1Plaster — Plas ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plastered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plastering}.] [Cf. OF. plastrer to plaster (in sense 2), F. pl[^a]trer.] 1. To cover with a plaster, as a wound or sore. [1913 Webster] 2. To overlay or cover with plaster, as the… …

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  • 2plaster — ► NOUN 1) a soft mixture of lime with sand or cement and water for spreading on walls and ceilings to form a smooth hard surface when dried. 2) (also plaster of Paris) a hard white substance made by adding water to powdered gypsum, used for… …

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  • 3plaster — 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… …

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  • 4plaster — noun 1》 a soft mixture of lime with sand or cement and water for spreading on walls and ceilings to form a smooth hard surface when dried. 2》 (also plaster of Paris) a hard white substance made by the addition of water to powdered gypsum, used… …

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  • 5plaster — I. n. Mortar, stucco, cement. II. v. a. 1. Parget, cover with plaster. 2. (Colloq.) Bedaub, smear, lay on coarsely …

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  • 6Plaster veneer — is a construction methodology for surfacing interior walls, by applying a thin layer of plaster over a substrate typically over specially formulated drywall.History ). Later, drywall became a standard. Typically, drywall is surfaced using the mud …

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  • 7plaster — [plas′tər, pläs′tər] n. [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] 1. a pasty mixture, as of lime or… …

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  • 8plaster over something — ˌplaster ˈover sth derived to cover sth such as a crack or an old wall with ↑plaster • The original brickwork has been plastered over. Main entry: ↑plasterderived …

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  • 9plaster — 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 …

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  • 10plaster over — verb apply a heavy coat to (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑plaster, ↑stick on • Derivationally related forms: ↑plastering (for: ↑plaster) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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