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Definition of plaster

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Plaster (n.) An external application of a consistency harder than ointment, prepared for use by spreading it on linen, leather, silk, or other material. 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.; as, a porous plaster; sticking plaster..

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Plaster :: Plaster (v. t.) To cover with a plaster, as a wound or sore..

Plastered :: Plastered (imp. & p. p.) of Plaste.

Rib :: Rib (n.) In Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the whole space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted construction of lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these in wood, plaster, or the like..

Plaster :: Plaster (v. t.) Fig.: To smooth over; to cover or conceal the defects of; to hide, as with a covering of plaster..

Marmoratum Opus :: Marmoratum opus () A kind of hard finish for plasterwork, made of plaster of Paris and marble dust, and capable of taking a high polish..

Browning :: Browning (n.) A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster..

Parget :: Parget (n.) Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for stuccowork..

Mortar :: Mortar (v. t.) To plaster or make fast with mortar.

Statuminate :: Statuette (n.) A small statue; -- usually applied to a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta or the like. Cf. Figurine..

Parget :: Parget (v. i.) To lay on plaster.

Laying :: Laying (n.) The first coat on laths of plasterer's two-coat work.

Spatula :: Spatula (n.) An implement shaped like a knife, flat, thin, and somewhat flexible, used for spreading paints, fine plasters, drugs in compounding prescriptions, etc. Cf. Palette knife, under Palette..

Float :: Float (v. t.) To pass over and level the surface of with a float while the plastering is kept wet.

Roughing-in :: Roughing-in (n.) The first coat of plaster laid on brick; also, the process of applying it..

Lime :: Lime (n.) Oxide of calcium; the white or gray, caustic substance, usually called quicklime, obtained by calcining limestone or shells, the heat driving off carbon dioxide and leaving lime. It develops great heat when treated with water, forming slacked lime, and is an essential ingredient of cement, plastering, mortar, etc..

Floating :: Floating (n.) The second coat of three-coat plastering.

Gauge :: Gauge (n.) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to accelerate its setting.

Baseboard :: Baseboard (n.) A board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the plastering; -- also called washboard (in England), mopboard, and scrubboard..

Pendant :: Pendant (n.) A hanging ornament on roofs, ceilings, etc., much used in the later styles of Gothic architecture, where it is of stone, and an important part of the construction. There are imitations in plaster and wood, which are mere decorative features..

Seal :: Seal (v. t.) To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement, plaster, or the like..