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plasters

The correct spelling is plasters.

How to pronounce plasters

noun

Say it like: Pla-ste-rs

The correct spelling is plasters. A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes. For example: "to plaster a wall"

Usage Examples

to plaster a wall

to plaster a wound

Her face was plastered with mud.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
  2. 2.A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
  3. 3.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; render, stucco.
  4. 4.A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; plaster cast.
  5. 5.Plaster of Paris.

verb

  1. 1.To cover or coat something with plaster; to render.
  2. 2.To apply a plaster to.
  3. 3.To smear with some viscous or liquid substance.
  4. 4.To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.
  5. 5.To smooth over.

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