plaster
plas|ter /pl'ɑːstər, pl'æs-/ (plasters plastering plastered)
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Plaster is a smooth paste made of sand, lime, and water which goes hard when it dries. Plaster is used to cover walls and ceilings and is also used to make sculptures.
There were huge cracks in the plaster, and the green shutters were faded...
2 [VERB] V n
If you plaster a wall or ceiling, you cover it with a layer of plaster.
The ceiling he had just plastered fell in and knocked him off his ladder.
3 [VERB] V n with n, be V-ed with n
If you plaster a surface or a place with posters or pictures, you stick a lot of them all over it.
They plastered the city with posters condemning her election...
His room is plastered with pictures of Porsches and Ferraris.
4 [VERB] V pron-refl in n
If you plaster yourself in some kind of sticky substance, you cover yourself in it.
She plastered herself from head to toe in high factor sun lotion.
5 [N-COUNT]
A plaster is a strip of sticky material used for covering small cuts or sores on your body. (BRIT; in AM, usually use Band-Aid)
6
see also plastered
7 [PHRASE]
If you have a leg or arm in plaster, you have a cover made of plaster of Paris around your leg or arm, in order to protect a broken bone and allow it to mend. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use in a cast)plas|ter cast (plaster casts)
1 [N-COUNT]
A plaster cast is a cover made of plaster of Paris which is used to protect a broken bone by keeping part of the body stiff.
2 [N-COUNT]
A plaster cast is a copy of a statue or other object, made from plaster of Paris.
...a plaster cast of the Venus de Milo.plas|ter of Paris /pl'ɑːstər əv p'ærɪs, pl'æs-/
[N-UNCOUNT]
Plaster of Paris is a type of plaster made from white powder and water which dries quickly. It is used to make plaster casts.stick|ing plas|ter (sticking plasters)
[N-VAR]
Sticking plaster is material that you can stick over a cut or wound in order to protect it. A sticking plaster is a piece of this material. (BRIT; in AM, use Band-Aid)
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Plaster is a smooth paste made of sand, lime, and water which goes hard when it dries. Plaster is used to cover walls and ceilings and is also used to make sculptures.
There were huge cracks in the plaster, and the green shutters were faded...
2 [VERB] V n
If you plaster a wall or ceiling, you cover it with a layer of plaster.
The ceiling he had just plastered fell in and knocked him off his ladder.
3 [VERB] V n with n, be V-ed with n
If you plaster a surface or a place with posters or pictures, you stick a lot of them all over it.
They plastered the city with posters condemning her election...
His room is plastered with pictures of Porsches and Ferraris.
4 [VERB] V pron-refl in n
If you plaster yourself in some kind of sticky substance, you cover yourself in it.
She plastered herself from head to toe in high factor sun lotion.
5 [N-COUNT]
A plaster is a strip of sticky material used for covering small cuts or sores on your body. (BRIT; in AM, usually use Band-Aid)
6
see also plastered
7 [PHRASE]
If you have a leg or arm in plaster, you have a cover made of plaster of Paris around your leg or arm, in order to protect a broken bone and allow it to mend. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use in a cast)plas|ter cast (plaster casts)
1 [N-COUNT]
A plaster cast is a cover made of plaster of Paris which is used to protect a broken bone by keeping part of the body stiff.
2 [N-COUNT]
A plaster cast is a copy of a statue or other object, made from plaster of Paris.
...a plaster cast of the Venus de Milo.plas|ter of Paris /pl'ɑːstər əv p'ærɪs, pl'æs-/
[N-UNCOUNT]
Plaster of Paris is a type of plaster made from white powder and water which dries quickly. It is used to make plaster casts.stick|ing plas|ter (sticking plasters)
[N-VAR]
Sticking plaster is material that you can stick over a cut or wound in order to protect it. A sticking plaster is a piece of this material. (BRIT; in AM, use Band-Aid)