plaster

See also: Plaster and plåster

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Old English plaster, from late Latin plastrum, shortened from Classical Latin emplastrum (“a plaster, bandage”); later reinforced by Anglo-Norman plastre.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈplɑːstə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈplæstɚ/
  • (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈplastə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːstə(ɹ), -æstə(ɹ)
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

plaster (countable and uncountable, plural plasters)

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

Derived terms

Translations
adhesive bandage — see band-aid
plaster of Paris — see plaster of Paris
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Verb

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; to render.
    to plaster a wall
  2. (transitive) To apply a plaster to.
    to plaster a wound
  3. (transitive) To smear with some viscous or liquid substance.
    Her face was plastered with mud.
  4. (transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster.
    The radio station plastered the buses and trains with its advertisement.

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Danish

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. band-aid, plaster or sticking plaster

Inflection
Declension of plaster
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative plaster plastret
plasteret		 plastre plastrene
genitive plasters plastrets
plasterets		 plastres plastrenes

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpla.stɛr/

Noun

plaster m inan (diminutive plasterek)

  1. plaster, sticking plaster, band-aid
    Synonym: przylepiec

Declension
declension of plaster
singular plural
nominative plaster plastry
genitive plastra plastrów
dative plastrowi plastrom
accusative plaster plastry
instrumental plastrem plastrami
locative plastrze plastrach
vocative plastrze plastry

Further reading
  • plaster in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

plaster

  1. indefinite plural of plast
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