Dictionary definition · plaster
noun
- a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
- 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
- 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.
- a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)"there were cracks in the plaster"
- adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
verb
- apply a heavy coat to
- cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on"The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters"
- affix conspicuously"She plastered warnings all over the wall"
- apply a plaster cast to"plaster the broken arm"
- coat with plaster"daub the wall"
- dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).