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Key :: Key (n.) That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.

Let :: Let (v. t.) To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; -- often with out; as, to let the building of a bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering..

Slice :: Slice (v. t.) A broad, thin piece of plaster..

Pricking-up :: Pricking-up (n.) The first coating of plaster in work of three coats upon laths. Its surface is scratched once to form a better key for the next coat. In the United States called scratch coat.

Topic :: Topic (n.) An external local application or remedy, as a plaster, a blister, etc..

Plastering :: Plastering (n.) Same as Plaster, n., 2..

Roughcast :: Roughcast (v. t.) To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles; as, to roughcast a building..

Stick :: Stick (n.) To attach by causing to adhere to the surface; as, to stick on a plaster; to stick a stamp on an envelope; also, to attach in any manner..

Trullization :: Trullization (n.) The act of laying on coats of plaster with a trowel.

Mortar :: Mortar (n.) A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways..

Diachylum :: Diachylum (n.) A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants (whence its name), but now made of an oxide of lead and oil, and consisting essentially of glycerin mixed with lead salts of the fat acids..

Three-coat :: Three-coat (a.) Having or consisting of three coats; -- applied to plastering which consists of pricking-up, floating, and a finishing coat; or, as called in the United States, a scratch coat, browning, and finishing coat..

Trim :: Trim (n.) The lighter woodwork in the interior of a building; especially, that used around openings, generally in the form of a molded architrave, to protect the plastering at those points..

Emplaster :: Emplaster (n.) To plaster over; to cover over so as to present a good appearance.

Plaister :: Plaister (n.) See Plaster.

Plaster :: Plaster (n.) A composition of lime, water, and sand, with or without hair as a bond, for coating walls, ceilings, and partitions of houses. See Mortar..

Lay :: Lay (v. t.) To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint..

Gum Ammoniac :: Gum ammoniac (n.) The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the Dorema ammoniacum. It is brought chiefly from Persia in the form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are aggregated into masses. It has a peculiar smell, and a nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one. It is inflammable, partially soluble in water and in spirit of wine, and is used in medicine as an expectorant and resolvent, and for the formation of certain plasters..

Casing :: Casing (n.) The act or process of inclosing in, or covering with, a case or thin substance, as plaster, boards, etc..

Plastering :: Plastering (n.) The act or process of overlaying with plaster.

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