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Meaning of plaster

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  plaster
      n 1: a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens
           into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
      2: any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of
         calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water
         and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures
         and casts for broken limbs [syn: {plaster of Paris},
         {plaster}]
      3: a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal
         or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to
         treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. [syn:
         {poultice}, {cataplasm}, {plaster}]
      4: a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling);
         "there were cracks in the plaster" [syn: {plaster},
         {plasterwork}]
      5: adhesive tape used in dressing wounds [syn: {plaster},
         {adhesive plaster}, {sticking plaster}]
      v 1: apply a heavy coat to [syn: {plaster}, {plaster over},
           {stick on}]
      2: cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on;
         "The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters"; "She
         let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco"
         [syn: {plaster}, {beplaster}]
      3: affix conspicuously; "She plastered warnings all over the
         wall"
      4: apply a plaster cast to; "plaster the broken arm"
      5: coat with plaster; "daub the wall" [syn: {plaster}, {daub}]
      6: dress by covering with a therapeutic substance [syn:
         {poultice}, {plaster}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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