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plaster, poultice, cataplasm | 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. | |
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plaster | a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings | |
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plaster, plaster over, stick on | apply a heavy coat to | |
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poultice, plaster | [in medicine] dress by covering with a therapeutic substance | |
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plaster | affix conspicuously | |
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plaster, daub | [in masonry] coat with plaster | |
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plaster of Paris, plaster | 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 | |
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plaster, beplaster | cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on | |
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plaster | apply a plaster cast to | |
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plaster, plasterwork | a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling) | |
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plaster, adhesive plaster, sticking plaster | adhesive tape used in dressing wounds |