plaster

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable) A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
2. (British, Canada, New-Zealand, countable) A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
3. (uncountable) 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; render, stucco.
4. (countable) A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; a plaster cast.
5. (uncountable) Plaster of Paris.

Verb

1. (transitive) To cover or coat something with plaster; to render.
2. (transitive) To apply a plaster to.
3. (transitive) To smear with some viscous or liquid substance.
4. (transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.
5. (figuratively, transitive) To bombard heavily or overwhelmingly; to overwhelm (with weapons fire).
6. (figuratively, transitive) To smooth over.

Synonyms

smear

mortar

daub

poultice

gypsum

stucco

plaster of Paris

sticking plaster

paste

paint

cement

adhesive plaster

ointment

parget

adhesive bandage

cast

glue

salve

plasterwork

apply

beplaster

plaster cast

band-aid

coat

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cataplasm

fill

calcinate

caulk

plaster over

wipe

adhesive tape

white-wash

whitewash

bond

spread

plastering

bedaub

cover

lime

bandaid

grout

bandage

stick on

clothe

band

balm

admit

make a surface sticky

fit

cake

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Translations

plâtre

gesso

Gips

yeso

Putz

gesso

pleister

γύψος

enguixar

Pflaster

plâtrer

intonaco

verputzen

revêtir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈplɑː.stə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: plaster

Inherited from Old English: plaster

Inherited from Middle English: plastren

In summary

From Middle English plaster, plastre, from Old English plaster, from late Latin plastrum, shortened from Classical Latin emplastrum (“a plaster, bandage”); later reinforced by Anglo-Norman plastre.
The verb is from Middle English plastren, from the noun.