noun
- a soft mixture spread on cloth and applied to the body for healing
- a paste-like building material that hardens when dry
Usage: archaic
Usage: archaic
verb
- to cover or coat with a soft mixture or paste
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The physician applied a healing plaister to the wound.
- She mixed herbs into the plaister for better healing.
- The old walls were covered with crumbling plaister.
- Workers began to plaister the interior walls.
- The plaister took several hours to dry completely.
- He carefully removed the medicinal plaister from his arm.