plaster
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈplæstər/
- UK
:
tirita
- "Colette no longer had a bandage, just a cross-shaped plaster where her wound had closed."
- a sticking plaster
- apply a plaster
- need a plaster
OK this looks so gross because the little plastic thing that like keeps it shut ripped off somehow and I stuck a plaster on it which doesn't look the most appealing.
- OK this looks so gross because the little plastic thing that like keeps it shut ripped off somehow and I stuck a plaster on it which doesn't look the most appealing.
- Some blister plasters because you definitely don't want to get caught caught short in the airport with blisters like or travelling to be honest.
- No, if it's a big fix, it won't last because it's just like putting the sticky plaster on something.
Examples
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You should put a plaster on that cut to help it heal.
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- Are you allergic to sticking plaster?
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Just get us a plaster or something.
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After six weeks, the patient was taken back, and the plaster was removed.
Academic text (2000) -
Here, let me make you a plaster.
Fiction book (1990) -
Her mother had told her that her skin would go rotten beneath the plaster if she let it get wet.
Fiction book (1997) -
I've had surgery, and I'm home, my leg in a plaster cast.
Fiction book (1994) -
For minor injuries, adhesive strips or sticking plasters are ideal.
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He applied a plaster to the small wound on his finger.
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After falling off his bike, she quickly placed a plaster on his scraped knee.
Synonyms
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1.0
A piece of soft material that covers and protects a wound
3
2.8
A piece of clean cloth placed over a wound to protect it
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2.2
A small sticky strip with a soft pad that you put on the skin to cover small cuts
A small sticky bandage put on a small cut to protect it
A small sticky bandage that covers and protects minor cuts
A small sticky patch that covers a minor cut
A clean piece of cloth or pad placed over a wound to protect it
Compounds
- Specialized
3
3.1
A hard shell of plaster that keeps a broken bone still while it heals
- Specialized
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4.1
A white powder that you mix with water to make a hard object for casts and sculptures
- Archaic
1
9.3
A cloth spread with mustard powder that you put on the skin to make it warm
- Archaic
1
7.2
Thin wooden strips covered with plaster for inside walls and ceilings
- Specialized
1
3.5
A cloth strip with a wet white paste that becomes hard to hold a broken bone still
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plaster comes from an old Greek word emplastron meaning 'something spread on'. The same idea of sticking a small piece on the skin explains why a bandage is called a 'plaster' in British English.