1 [mass noun] a soft mixture of sand and cement and sometimes lime with water, for spreading on walls, ceilings, or other structures, to form a smooth hard surface when dried:strip away the plaster to expose the bare brick [as modifier]:the crumbling plaster ceiling
(also plaster of Paris) a hard white substance made by the addition of water to powdered and partly dehydrated gypsum, used for holding broken bones in place and making sculptures and casts:he had both arms in plaster [as modifier]:a small plaster statue of Our Lady
the powder from which plaster of Paris is made.
2 (also sticking plaster)British an adhesive strip of material for covering cuts and wounds:waterproof plasters [mass noun]:a large piece of plaster on her forehead
dated a bandage on which a poultice or liniment is spread for application.See mustard plaster.
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1cover (a wall, ceiling, or other structure) with plaster:the inside walls were plastered and paintedthe old windows have been filled and plastered over
(plaster something with/in) coat or cover something with (a substance), especially to an extent considered excessive:a face plastered in heavy make-up
[with object and adverbial] make (hair) lie flat by applying a liquid to it:his hair was plastered down with water
[with object and adverbial] display widely and conspicuously:her story was plastered all over the December issue
2apply a plaster cast or medical plaster to (a part of the body).
3 informal, dated bomb or shell (a target) heavily:are they expecting the air force to plaster the city tonight or what?
