plaster : Idioms & Phrases


Adhesive plaster

  • noun adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
    adhesive plaster; plaster.
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  • a sticking; a plaster containing resin, wax, litharge, and olive oil.
Webster 1913

Blister plaster

  • a plaster designed to raise a blister; usually made of Spanish flies.
Webster 1913

court plaster

  • noun a plaster composed of isinglass on silk; formerly used to dress superficial wounds
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court-plaster

Court"-plas`ter noun
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  1. Sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side with some adhesive substance, commonly a mixture of isinglass and glycerin.
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lath and plaster

  • noun a building material consisting of thin strips of wood that provide a foundation for a coat of plaster
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mustard plaster

  • noun a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient
    sinapism.
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plaster bandage

  • noun bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
    cast; plaster bandage.
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Plaster cast

  • noun bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
    cast; plaster bandage.
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  • a copy of an object obtained by pouring plaster of Paris mixed with water into a mold.
Webster 1913

Plaster of Paris

  • noun 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
    plaster.
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  • . So called because originally brought from a suburb of Paris. (Chem.) Anhydrous calcium sulphate, or calcined gypsum, which forms with water a paste which soon sets or hardens, and is used for casts, moldings, etc. The term is loosely applied to any plaster stone or species of gypsum.
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Plaster of Paris bandage

  • (Surg.), a bandage saturated with a paste of plaster of Paris, which on drying forms a perfectly fitting splint. = plaster cast, cast
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plaster over

  • verb apply a heavy coat to
    stick on; plaster.
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plaster saint

  • noun a person (considered to be) without human failings
    • he's no plaster saint
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Plaster stone

  • any species of gypsum. See Gypsum.
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plastering trowel

  • noun a trowel used to spread and smooth plaster
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Sticking plaster

  • noun adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
    adhesive plaster; plaster.
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  • an adhesive plaster for closing wounds, and for similar uses.
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Strengthening plaster

  • (Med.), a plaster containing iron, and supposed to have tonic effects.
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