plaster

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 See also 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Derived terms 1.5.2 See also 1.5.3 Translations 1.6 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection 3 Polish 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Declension 4 Swedish 4.1 Noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Alternative forms

• plaister

[edit] Etymology

Old English plaster, from late Latin plastrum; later reinforced by Anglo-Norman plaistre.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈplɑːstə/
• (American) IPA: /ˈplæstɚ/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɑːstə(r)

[edit] Noun

plaster (countable and uncountable; plural plasters)

1. (uncountable) A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
2. (countable) (New Zealand, British) 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.
4. (countable) A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; plaster cast.

[edit] Derived terms

• plasterboard
• gypsum plaster
• plaster lath
• plaster and lath / lath and plaster

[edit] See also

• wonderboard
• cement board
• lath
• gypsum board
• gyprock
• sheetrock
• wallboard
• drywall

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to plaster (third-person singular simple present plasters, present participle plastering, simple past and past participle plastered)

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

   Her face was plastered in mud.

2. (transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster.

   The radio station plastered the buses and trains with its advertisement.

[edit] Derived terms

• court-plaster
• plasterboard
• plastered
• plasterer

[edit] See also

• drywall
• sheetrock

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aelprst
• palters
• psalter
• stapler

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From late Old Norse plástr, from Mediaeval Latin plastrum, from Latin emplastrum.

[edit] Noun

plaster n. (singular definite plastret or plasteret, plural indefinite plastre)

1. band-aid

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Noun

plaster m. (diminutive plasterek)

1. plaster, sticking plaster, band-aid

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	plaster	plastry
Genitive	plastra	plastrów
Dative	plastrowi	plastrom
Accusative	plaster	plastry
Instrumental	plastrem	plastrami
Locative	plastrze	plastrach
Vocative	plastrze	plastry

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

plaster

1. Indefinite plural of plast