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noun smooth covering for a wall ADJ. fresh | chipped, cracked, crumbling, peeling QUANT. chunk, flake Each blow of the hammer removed a great chunk of plaster. VERB + PLASTER apply Apply the plaster evenly. PLASTER + VERB come off (sth), fall off (sth), peel off (sth) Plaster was peeling off the ceiling. PLASTER + NOUN cast A plaster cast of Madame Fournier stood in the artist's studio. for covering a cut ADJ. sticking VERB + PLASTER put on | peel off, take off for protecting broken bones PLASTER + NOUN cast Her broken leg was put in a plaster cast PREP. in ~ Your arm will have to be in plaster for at least six weeks.
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