Jane plastered each slice of bread with butter and then heaped on a glob of jam.
•She plastered the wall with a thin coat of fine white plaster.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
plaster — plas|ter1 [ plæstər ] noun * 1. ) uncount a substance that is spread onto walls and ceilings to form a hard smooth surface 2. ) count or uncount BRITISH a thin piece of cloth or plastic that is sticky on one side, and that you put on your skin to … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plaster — I UK [ˈplɑːstə(r)] / US [ˈplæstər] noun Word forms plaster : singular plaster plural plasters * 1) [uncountable] a substance that is spread onto walls and ceilings to form a hard smooth surface 2) [countable] British a thin piece of cloth or… … English dictionary
plaster over — verb apply a heavy coat to (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑plaster, ↑stick on • Derivationally related forms: ↑plastering (for: ↑plaster) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
plaster — plas|ter1 [ˈpla:stə US ˈplæstər] n [Date: 900 1000; : Latin; Origin: emplastrum, from Greek, from emplassein to plaster on , from plassein; PLASTIC2] 1.) [U] a substance used to cover walls and ceilings with a smooth, even surface. It consists of … Dictionary of contemporary English
plaster — 1 noun 1 (U) a substance used to cover walls and ceilings and give a smooth surface, consisting of lime, water, and sand 2 (U) plaster of paris 3 (C, U) BrE a piece of thin material that is stuck on to the skin to cover cuts and other small… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
plaster over something — ˌplaster ˈover sth derived to cover sth such as a crack or an old wall with ↑plaster • The original brickwork has been plastered over. Main entry: ↑plasterderived … Useful english dictionary
plaster — plasterer, n. plasteriness, n. plasterlike, plastery, adj. /plas teuhr, plah steuhr/, n. 1. a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to… … Universalium
plaster — /ˈplastə / (say plahstuh) noun 1. a pasty composition, as of lime, sand, water, and often hair, used for covering walls, ceilings, etc., where it hardens in drying. 2. gypsum powdered but not calcined. 3. calcined gypsum (plaster of Paris), a… …
plaster — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin emplastrum, from Greek emplastron, from emplassein to plaster on, from en + plassein to mold, plaster; perhaps akin to Latin planus level, flat more at floor Date: before 12th… … New Collegiate Dictionary
plaster — [ˈplɑːstə] noun I 1) [U] a substance that is spread onto walls and ceilings to form a hard smooth surface 2) [C] British a thin piece of cloth or plastic that sticks to your skin to cover a cut • in plaster British enclosed in a hard cover that… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
plaster — plas•ter [[t]ˈplæs tər, ˈplɑ stər[/t]] n. 1) bui a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry 2) chem. powdered gypsum 3) bui fia plaster of Paris 4) med a… … From formal English to slang
