plaster

plas-ter · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A soft mixture of lime, sand, and water that hardens when dry, used for coating walls and ceilings.

  2. 2.

    (plaster of Paris) A white powder that sets hard when mixed with water, used for casts and molds.

  3. 3.

    (British) A small adhesive bandage for minor wounds.

  4. 4.

    (as verb) To cover a surface with plaster.

  5. 5.

    (as verb) To cover something thickly or extensively.

Related words

See also: bandage, cement, mortar
Synonyms: mortar, stucco

Etymology

From Latin plastrum, from Greek emplastron ("salve, plaster"), from emplassein ("to daub on").