1
: a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
adhesive plaster
broadly
: something applied to heal and soothe
2
: a pasty composition (as of lime, water, and sand) that hardens on drying and is used for coating walls, ceilings, and partitions
plastered; plastering
ˈpla-st(ə-)riŋ 
1
: to overlay or cover with plaster : coat
2
: to apply a plaster to
3
a
: to cover over or conceal as if with a coat of plaster
b
: to apply as a coating or incrustation
c
: to smooth down with a sticky or shiny substance
plastered his hair down
4
: to fasten or apply tightly to another surface
5
: to treat with plaster of paris
6
: to affix to or place on especially conspicuously or in quantity
7
: to inflict heavy damage or loss on especially by a concentrated or unremitting attack
: to apply plaster
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Examples of plaster in a Sentence
Noun
put a plaster on the burn and don't touch it
Verb
We plastered and sanded the walls before painting them.
They plastered the walls with posters.
Someone had plastered a political poster on the wall.
His clothes were plastered to his body from the rain.
He plastered his hair down with gel.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
The home still boasts its original flooring, grand staircase, plaster beams and florets, to name a few.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 7 Nov. 2024
Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Nov. 2024
One of the main tactics of the Goyim Defense League, which has been designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is to plaster a particular neighborhood with flyers and posters featuring extremely antisemitic language and imagery.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Jessica Davis, founder of interior design studio Atelier Davis, employed this sculptural plaster surround by Brent Warr in the formal living room of a French Colonial home.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
The home still boasts its original flooring, grand staircase, plaster beams and florets, to name a few.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
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By American Election Day, her son had become a familiar face to Israelis, his image plastered on posters across the country, along with others taken captive that day, and carried through the streets in mass protests.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Nov. 2024
One of the main tactics of the Goyim Defense League, which has been designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is to plaster a particular neighborhood with flyers and posters featuring extremely antisemitic language and imagery.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Plaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaster. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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plaster
1 of 2 noun
plas·ter
ˈplas-tər
1
: a medicated or protective dressing consisting of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a substance that clings to the skin
adhesive plaster
2
: a paste (as of lime, water, and sand) that hardens on drying and is used for coating walls and ceilings
plaster
2 of 2 verb
plastered; plastering
-t(ə-)riŋ
1
: to apply a plaster to
2
: to cover over as if with a coat of plaster
3
: to smooth down with a sticky or shiny substance
plastered my hair down
4
: to fasten or apply tightly to another surface
wet clothes plastered to his body
5
: to affix to or place on especially in large numbers
plaster posters to a wall
6
: to apply plaster
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