Question 1 · Quick check
plaster
CEFRB1
/ˈplɑː.stə/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A soft material used to cover walls or support a broken body part.
- 02
verb
To cover a surface with plaster.
Examples
Mom applied the plaster to the cut.
On Christmas Day, Tom still had his right leg in plaster.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 3
Also pronounced
- /ˈpla.stə/
- /ˈplæs.tɚ/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings.
A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
More examples
In contextThe paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster.
Near-synonym: stucco (dedicated term for exterior type in some dialects)
to plaster a wall
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Origin
noun
From Middle English plaster, plastre, from Old English plaster, from late Latin plastrum, shortened from Classical Latin emplastrum (“a plaster, bandage”); later reinforced by Anglo-Norman plastre. Displaced native Old English clīþa. The verb is from Middle English plastren, from the noun.