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plaster

(countable, British, New Zealand, Canada) A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(countable, British, New Zealand, Canada) A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.

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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(uncountable) A 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.

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  • “When I finally do travel outside of the United States, I will barely speak and plaster Canadian flags on every piece of luggage I bring.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Whut? Never signed up and never will but by heck that's bad. Though deodorant ad would be better. Some action movie has plaster adverts.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “if you have enough self-control not to act on a paraphilia, you should have enough self-control to not plaster every corner of the internet with your desire to fuck dogs or whatever the fuck else.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Would it not cause your plaster to go off?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “A pile of plaster bones greeted visitors at a preview in Venice on Monday of Marina Abramovic’s latest exhibition, while guides in white coats encouraged guests to interact with crystal objects to help them detox from modern technology. zurl.co/XpjyJ”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(uncountable) A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.

Origin: From , plastre, from , from late , shortened from Classical ; later reinforced by plastre. Displaced native . The verb is from , from the noun. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “BARSOTTI & SONS, Baltimore, MD, around 1912. My grandfather's cement & plaster statuary business. #family #Baltimore #Italian #photo #memory #statuary #writer #History”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “This is utter bs! The American ppl dont give 2 sh*ts about a ballroom & want healthcare, not this tacky gold ballroom that absolutely no one asked for! He'll never even see it,it's a monstrosity! He wants to plaster his gaudy likeness everywhere, wasting our money!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “But waiting several days for plaster to fully cure isn't within my deadline so here we are.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “or some of my dinosaurs, I have my White tip velociraptor still, from before they found out she had feathers. I saw her bones once, or the plaster cast at least. Think that was in Utah.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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