Plaster



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• n. 灰泥, 石膏; v. 抹泥
• ［英］ n. 灰泥, 石膏 ( a pasty composition)
• ［记］ plast ( 塑造) +er -> 塑造成墙的东西 -> 灰泥
• ［例］ plaster over rough places on the wall

Webster Collegiate

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 century
• 1. a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance <adhesive plaster>; broadly something applied to heal and soothe
• 2. a pasty composition (as of lime, water, and sand) that hardens on drying and is used for coating walls, ceilings, and partitions
• ? plastery adjective

II. verb (plastered; plastering)

• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to overlay or cover with plaster ; coat
  • 2. to apply a plaster to
  • 3.
    • a. to cover over or conceal as if with a coat of plaster
    • b. to apply as a coating or incrustation
    • c. to smooth down with a sticky or shiny substance <plastered his hair down>
  • 4. to fasten or apply tightly to another surface
  • 5. to treat with plaster of paris
  • 6. to affix to or place on especially conspicuously or in quantity
  • 7. to inflict heavy damage or loss on especially by a concentrated or unremitting attack
• intransitive verb
  • to apply plaster
• ? plasterer noun

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