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- Dictionaryplaster/ˈplɑːstə/
noun
- 1. a soft mixture of sand and cement and sometimes lime with water, for spreading on walls, ceilings, or other structures, to form a smooth hard surface when dried: "strip away the plaster to expose the bare brick" Similar
- 2. an adhesive strip of material for covering cuts and wounds: British "waterproof plasters" Similar
verb
- 1. cover (a wall, ceiling, or other structure) with plaster: "the inside walls were plastered and painted" Similar
- 2. apply a plaster cast or medical plaster to (a part of the body).
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Plaster is a building material used for the protective or decorative coating of walls and ceilings and for moulding and casting decorative elements. [1] In English, "plaster" usually means a material used for the interiors of buildings, while "render" commonly refers to external applications. [2]
plaster definition: 1. a substance that becomes hard as it dries and is used especially for spreading on walls and…. Learn more.
The meaning of PLASTER is a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance; broadly : something applied to heal and soothe. How to use plaster in a sentence.
Plaster definition: a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.. See examples of PLASTER used in a sentence.
plaster meaning: 1. a substance that becomes hard as it dries and is used especially for spreading on walls and…. Learn more.
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.
plas·ter. (plăs′tər) n. 1. A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with fiber added, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings. 2. Plaster of Paris. 3. A pastelike mixture applied to a part of the body for healing or cosmetic purposes.
plaster. noun. /ˈplɑːstə (r)/. /ˈplæstər/. [uncountable] a substance made of lime, water and sand, that is put on walls and ceilings to give them a smooth hard surface. an old house with crumbling plaster and a leaking roof. Wordfinder. Extra Examples. Each blow of the hammer removed a great chunk of plaster.
a small piece of sticky material that you put on cuts on your body. be in plaster. UK (US be in a cast) If your arm or leg is in plaster, it is covered in a hard, white substance to protect a broken bone: She had her leg in plaster for three months after the accident.
A plaster is a strip of material with a soft part in the middle. You can cover a cut on your body with a plaster.
