to plaster

Definition of to plaster in English English dictionary: To cover or coat something with plaster, or apply a plaster
Her face was plastered in mud.; 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; To hide or cover up, as if with plaster
The radio station plastered the buses and trains with its advertisement.; {n} lime prepared to cover walls, a salve on linen; {v} to cover or daub with plaster; A surface covering for walls and ceilings applied wet, dries to smooth, hard protective surface; apply a heavy coat to apply a plaster cast to; "plaster the broken arm"; or calcined gypsum used as a fertilizer; A plaster is a strip of sticky material used for covering small cuts or sores on your body. see also plastered; adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; Fig; 2CaSO4 2H2O An invaluable mold-making tool for the potter, also used extensively in industry It can be poured or carved into virtually any shape When it is dry it can be used to press clay into or to slipcast with; {f} apply plaster, apply mortar; stick, glue; apply a cast; defeat (Slang); A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes; To overlay or cover with plaster, as the ceilings and walls of a house; coat with plaster; "daub the wall"; apply a plaster cast to; "plaster the broken arm"; A mixture of sand, lime and water of a consistency that can be applied to a wall or ceiling with a trowel Various plasters have different uses, such as for patching holes, or for finishing a smooth surface; A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster; If you plaster a surface or a place with posters or pictures, you stick a lot of them all over it. They plastered the city with posters condemning her election His room is plastered with pictures of Porsches and Ferraris; paste of lime water and sand or fine marble dust trowelled and smoothed onto a brick or stone wall; dries to a hard lustrous finish; It is adhesive at the ordinary temperature of the body, and is used, according to its composition, to produce a medicinal effect, to bind parts together, etc; A mixture of white cement and white marble dust used as an interior finish, which can be tinted, colored or left white; applied to the gunite or shotcrete of a pool or spa; cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on; "The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters"; Calcined gypsum, or plaster of Paris, especially when ground, as used for making ornaments, figures, moldings, etc; If you have a leg or arm in plaster, you have a cover made of plaster of Paris around your leg or arm, in order to protect a broken bone and allow it to mend; dress by covering with a therapeutic substance; A labor-intensive and more costly wall finish; The interior finish of a gunite (concrete) spa or pool Composed of white marble dust and portland cement; A mixture of cement or gypsum plaster with sand, perlite or vermiculite, and sometimes lime to form the interior wet wall system when applied to lath work or plasterboard; A plastic mixture of various materials, such as lime or gypsum, and water which sets to a hard, coherent solid; If you plaster a wall or ceiling, you cover it with a layer of plaster. The ceiling he had just plastered fell in and knocked him off his ladder; as, a porous plaster; sticking plaster; Mixture of white cement and marble dust mixed with water to smooth finish gunite pools; affix conspicuously; "She plastered warnings all over the wall"; A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; plaster cast; Layer of lime or gypsum, sand and water spread over the surface of a wall making it even and to prepare it for decoration Plaster of Paris is used to make casts, mixing plaster and flour resembles stucco and is used for relief decorations on doors, furniture and frames; it is often gilded or painted; {i} mortar, wall covering made from lime; gypsum, cast; compress; bandage, band aid; A composition of lime, water, and sand, with or without hair as a bond, for coating walls, ceilings, and partitions of houses; cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on; "The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters; Plaster is a smooth paste made of sand, lime, and water which goes hard when it dries. Plaster is used to cover walls and ceilings and is also used to make sculptures. There were huge cracks in the plaster, and the green shutters were faded; adhesive tape used in dressing wounds a hardened surface of plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster"; To smooth over; to cover or conceal the defects of; to hide, as with a covering of plaster; Mixture of gypsum and water that can be troweled wet onto interior walls and ceilings; A cement-like material mixed with water that is applied to wall and ceiling surfaces; adhesive tape used in dressing wounds a hardened surface of plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster" a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings coat with plaster; "daub the wall" apply a heavy coat to apply a plaster cast to; "plaster the broken arm" affix conspicuously; "She plastered warnings all over the wall" cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on; "The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters; TR>; a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings coat with plaster; "daub the wall"; A cementitious material, usually based on gypsum or portland cement, applied to lath or masonry in past form, to harden into a finish surface; A composition of lime, water and sand that is soft when applied and hardens upon drying; used for coating and finishing walls and ceilings; a hardened surface of plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster"; a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings; An external application of a consistency harder than ointment, prepared for use by spreading it on linen, leather, silk, or other material; If you plaster yourself in some kind of sticky substance, you cover yourself in it. She plastered herself from head to toe in high factor sun lotion; To cover with a plaster, as a wound or sore; apply a heavy coat to; a type of finish that is applied over the concrete shell of inground pools Typically, a mixture of marble dust and Portland cement; 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; 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; A pasty mixture, of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, which hardens upon drying Since plaster dries through crystallization it does not shrink This makes it perfect for mold-making