Lexic.us

Definition of Plaster

1. Noun. A mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings.

2. Verb. Apply a heavy coat to.

3. 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.

4. Verb. Cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on. "They plaster the doors with notices"; "She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco"

5. 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..

6. Verb. Affix conspicuously. "They plaster notices on the doors"; "She plastered warnings all over the wall"

7. Noun. A surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling). "There were cracks in the plaster"

8. Verb. Apply a plaster cast to. "Plaster the broken arm"

9. Noun. Adhesive tape used in dressing wounds.

10. Verb. Coat with plaster. "Daub the wall"

11. Verb. Dress by covering with a therapeutic substance. "Did he plaster his foot? "

Definition of Plaster

1. n. An external application of a consistency harder than ointment, prepared for use by spreading it on linen, leather, silk, or other material. It is adhesive at the ordinary temperature of the body, and is used, according to its composition, to produce a medicinal effect, to bind parts together, etc.; as, a porous plaster; sticking plaster.

2. v. t. To cover with a plaster, as a wound or sore.

Definition of Plaster

1. Noun. A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes. ¹

2. Noun. (countable New Zealand British) A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster. ¹

3. Noun. 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. ¹

4. Noun. A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; plaster cast. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To cover or coat something with plaster, or apply a plaster. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Plaster

1. to cover with plaster (a mixture of lime, sand, and water) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Plaster

1. 1. An external application of a consistency harder than ointment, prepared for use by spreading it on linen, leather, silk, or other material. It is adhesive at the ordinary temperature of the body, and is used, according to its composition, to produce a medicinal effect, to bind parts together, etc.; as, a porous plaster; sticking plaster. 2. A composition of lime, water, and sand, with or without hair as a bond, for coating walls, ceilings, and partitions of houses. See Mortar. 3. Calcined gypsum, or plaster of Paris, especially when ground, as used for making ornaments, figures, moldings, etc.; or calcined gypsum used as a fertiliser. Plaster cast, a copy of an object obtained by pouring plaster of Paris mixed with water into a mold. Plaster of Paris. [So called because originally brought from a suburb of Paris. A bandage saturated with a paste of plaster of Paris, which on drying forms a perfectly fitting splint. Plaster stone, any species of gypsum. See Gypsum. Origin: 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. Platre. Cf. Plastic, Emplaster, Piaster] [Formerly written also plaister. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plaster

plasmonics plasmons plasmorrhexis plasmoschisis plasmosin plasmotomy plasmotropic plasmotropism plasmotype plasmozyme

plasms plast plaste plastein plaster (current term) plaster bandage plaster cast plaster casts plaster of Paris plaster of Paris disease

plaster over plaster saint plaster splint plasterboard plasterboarded plasterboarding plasterboards plastered plasterer

Literary usage of Plaster

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1896)
"As to the use of plaster-of-Paris in the treatment of fractures, there is not a bone in the body, except the skull, that he has not applied that to. ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1862)
"But the plaster of Paris casing allows the anterior surface of the limb to be ... Fine, well dried, white plaster had better be selected, and before using a ..."

3. The Potter's Craft: A Practical Guide for the Studio and Workshop by Charles Fergus Binns (1910)
"Even if one does not use molds there are numberless purposes for which plaster is convenient. For stiffening slip into clay, and for absorbing water from ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"It is better to look upon it in the first place as a colour-finish to plaster-work. What it produces is a. coloured surface of a certain quality of texture ..."

5. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1921)
"We then begin the application of the plaster bandages. In order to make the jacket very strong and to reduce the time occupied in applying it, it is helpful ..."

6. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1896)
"As to the use of plaster-of-Paris in the treatment of fractures, there is not a bone in the body, except the skull, that he has not applied that to. ..."

7. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1862)
"But the plaster of Paris casing allows the anterior surface of the limb to be ... Fine, well dried, white plaster had better be selected, and before using a ..."

8. The Potter's Craft: A Practical Guide for the Studio and Workshop by Charles Fergus Binns (1910)
"Even if one does not use molds there are numberless purposes for which plaster is convenient. For stiffening slip into clay, and for absorbing water from ..."

9. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"It is better to look upon it in the first place as a colour-finish to plaster-work. What it produces is a. coloured surface of a certain quality of texture ..."

10. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1921)
"We then begin the application of the plaster bandages. In order to make the jacket very strong and to reduce the time occupied in applying it, it is helpful ..."

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