plaster : Idioms & Phrases

• noun adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
  adhesive plaster; plaster.
  

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• a sticking; a plaster containing resin, wax, litharge, and olive oil.

Webster 1913

• a plaster designed to raise a blister; usually made of Spanish flies.

Webster 1913

• noun a plaster composed of isinglass on silk; formerly used to dress superficial wounds
  

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Court"-plas`ter noun

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1. Sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side with some adhesive substance, commonly a mixture of isinglass and glycerin.

Webster 1913

• noun a building material consisting of thin strips of wood that provide a foundation for a coat of plaster
  

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• noun a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient
  sinapism.
  

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• noun bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
  cast; plaster bandage.
  

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• noun bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
  cast; plaster bandage.
  

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• a copy of an object obtained by pouring plaster of Paris mixed with water into a mold.

Webster 1913

• 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
  plaster.
  

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• . So called because originally brought from a suburb of Paris. (Chem.) Anhydrous calcium sulphate, or calcined gypsum, which forms with water a paste which soon sets or hardens, and is used for casts, moldings, etc. The term is loosely applied to any plaster stone or species of gypsum.

Webster 1913

• (Surg.), a bandage saturated with a paste of plaster of Paris, which on drying forms a perfectly fitting splint. = plaster cast, cast

Webster 1913

• verb apply a heavy coat to
  stick on; plaster.
  

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• noun a person (considered to be) without human failings
  
  • he's no plaster saint

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• any species of gypsum. See Gypsum.

Webster 1913

• noun a trowel used to spread and smooth plaster
  

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• noun adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
  adhesive plaster; plaster.
  

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• an adhesive plaster for closing wounds, and for similar uses.

Webster 1913

• (Med.), a plaster containing iron, and supposed to have tonic effects.

Webster 1913