PLASTER

Plaster

Plaster is a building material used for coating walls and ceilings. Plaster starts as a dry powder similar to mortar or cement and like those materials it is mixed with water to form a paste which liberates heat and then hardens. Unlike mortar and cement, plaster remains quite soft after setting, and can be easily manipulated with metal tools or even sandpaper. These characteristics make plaster suitable for a finishing, rather than a load-bearing material.

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plaster

Noun

  1. A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
  2. A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
  3. A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings.
  4. A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; plaster cast.

Verb

  1. To cover or coat something with plaster, or apply a plaster.
    Her face was plastered in mud.
  2. To hide or cover up, as if with plaster.
    The radio station plastered the buses and trains with its advertisement.


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