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plaster
adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
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noun
adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
noun
a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)
“there were cracks in the plaster”
noun
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.
noun
a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
noun
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
verb
dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
verb
coat with plaster
“daub the wall”
verb
apply a heavy coat to
verb
apply a plaster cast to
“plaster the broken arm”
verb
affix conspicuously
“She plastered warnings all over the wall”
verb
cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on
“The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters”
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there were cracks in the plaster
daub the wall
plaster the broken arm
She plastered warnings all over the wall
The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters
She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco
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