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Match :: Match (v.) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly imbedded when a mold is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mold..

Ground :: Ground (n.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; -- usually in the plural..

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

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

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

Stud :: Stud (n.) An upright scanting, esp. one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed..

Bronzing :: Bronzing (n.) The act or art of communicating to articles in metal, wood, clay, plaster, etc., the appearance of bronze by means of bronze powders, or imitative painting, or by chemical processes..

Fresco :: Fresco (a.) A painting on plaster in either of senses a and b.

Calcimine :: Calcimine (n.) A white or colored wash for the ceiling or other plastering of a room, consisting of a mixture of clear glue, Paris white or zinc white, and water..

Fresco :: Fresco (a.) In modern parlance, incorrectly applied to painting on plaster in any manner..

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..

Pargeter :: Pargeter (n.) A plasterer.

Court-plaster :: Court-plaster (n.) Sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side with some adhesive substance, commonly a mixture of isinglass and glycerin..

Fur :: Fur (v. t.) To nail small strips of board or larger scantling upon, in order to make a level surface for lathing or boarding, or to provide for a space or interval back of the plastered or boarded surface, as inside an outer wall, by way of protection against damp..

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..

Emplastic :: Emplastic (a.) Fit to be applied as a plaster; glutinous; adhesive; as, emplastic applications..

Set-fair :: Set-fair (n.) In plastering, a particularly good troweled surface..

Plastic :: Plastic (a.) Capable of being molded, formed, or modeled, as clay or plaster; -- used also figuratively; as, the plastic mind of a child..

Beplastered :: Beplastered (imp. & p. p.) of Beplaste.

Screed :: Screed (n.) A strip of plaster of the thickness proposed for the coat, applied to the wall at intervals of four or five feet, as a guide..

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