plaster

plaster
1 noun
1 (U) a substance used to cover walls and ceilings and give a smooth surface, consisting of lime, water, and sand
2 (U) plaster of paris
3 (C, U) BrE a piece of thin material that is stuck on to the skin to cover cuts and other small wounds; bandaid AmE
4 in plaster BrE if you have a leg, arm etc in plaster you have a plaster cast around a bone that is broken to keep it in place while it mends
2 verb (transitive usually passive)
1 to spread or stick something all over a surface so that it is thickly covered: plaster sth with sth: Her face was plastered with make-up.
2 to cover the pages of a newspaper with a particular story or report: The news of the wedding was plastered all over the morning papers.
3 to put wet plaster on a wall or ceiling
4 to make your hair lie flat or stick to your head
(+ down/to etc): His hair was plastered to his forehead with sweat. plaster sth over phrasal verb (T) to cover a hole or an old surface by spreading plaster over it

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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  • Plaster — Plas ter, n. [AS., a plaster (in sense 1), fr. L. emplastrum, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to daub on, stuff in; ? in + ? to mold: cf. OF. plastre a plaster (in sense 2), F. pl[^a]tre. Cf. {Plastic}, {Emplaster}, {Piaster}.] [Formerly written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • plaster — [plas′tər, pläs′tər] n. [ME < OE plaster & OFr plastre, both < LL plastrum, for L emplastrum < Gr emplastron, plaster < emplassein, to daub over < en, on, in + plassein, to form: see PLASTIC] 1. a pasty mixture, as of lime or… …   English World dictionary

  • Plaster — Promo Linkin Park Дата выпуска 2000 Жанр Рок Лейбл Warner Brothers Records …   Википедия

  • plaster — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. plastertra, Mc. plastertrze {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} kawałek tkaniny pokryty z jednej strony środkiem leczniczym i substancją klejącą, utrzymującą go na skórze; też:… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • Plaster — Plas ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plastered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plastering}.] [Cf. OF. plastrer to plaster (in sense 2), F. pl[^a]trer.] 1. To cover with a plaster, as a wound or sore. [1913 Webster] 2. To overlay or cover with plaster, as the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • plaster — ► NOUN 1) a soft mixture of lime with sand or cement and water for spreading on walls and ceilings to form a smooth hard surface when dried. 2) (also plaster of Paris) a hard white substance made by adding water to powdered gypsum, used for… …   English terms dictionary

  • plaster — [n] thick, gooey material that hardens adhesive, binding, cement, coat, dressing, glue, gum, gypsum, lime, mortar, mucilage, paste, plaster of Paris, stucco; concepts 466,475 plaster [v] spread, smear adhere, bedaub, besmear, bind, cement, coat,… …   New thesaurus

  • plaster — na rany «coś, co przynosi pociechę, ulgę»: Każde twoje ciepłe słowo to dla mnie plaster na rany, uwierz mi. Roz tel 2002 …   Słownik frazeologiczny

  • plaster — The verb has inflected forms plastered, plastering …   Modern English usage

  • Plaster — The term plaster can refer to plaster of Paris, lime plaster, or cement plaster. This article deals mainly with plaster of Paris.Plaster of Paris is a type of building material based on calcium sulfate hemihydrate, nominally CaSO4·0.5H2O. It is… …   Wikipedia

  • plaster — plasterer, n. plasteriness, n. plasterlike, plastery, adj. /plas teuhr, plah steuhr/, n. 1. 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… …   Universalium

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