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plaister

plaister


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Plaister  \Plais"ter\,  n.  [Obs.] 
  See  {Plaster}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Plaster  \Plas"ter\,  n.  [AS.,  a  plaster  (in  sense  1),  fr  L. 
  emplastrum  Gr  ?,  ?,  fr  ?  to  daub  on  stuff  in  ?  in  +  ?  to 
  mold:  cf  OF  plastre  a  plaster  (in  sense  2),  F.  pl[^a]tre. 
  Cf  {Plastic},  {Emplaster},  {Piaster}.]  [Formerly  written 
  also  {plaister}.] 
  1.  (Med.)  An  external  application  of  a  consistency  harder 
  than  ointment,  prepared  for  use  by  spreading  it  on  linen, 
  leather,  silk,  or  other  material.  It  is  adhesive  at  the 
  ordinary  temperature  of  the  body,  and  is  used  according 
  to  its  composition,  to  produce  a  medicinal  effect,  to  bind 
  parts  together,  etc.;  as  a  porous  plaster;  sticking 
  plaster. 
 
  2.  A  composition  of  lime,  water,  and  sand,  with  or  without 
  hair  as  a  bond,  for  coating  walls,  ceilings,  and 
  partitions  of  houses.  See  {Mortar}. 
 
  3.  Calcined  gypsum,  or  plaster  of  Paris,  especially  when 
  ground,  as  used  for  making  ornaments,  figures,  moldings, 
  etc.;  or  calcined  gypsum  used  as  a  fertilizer. 
 
  {Plaster  cast},  a  copy  of  an  object  obtained  by  pouring 
  plaster  of  Paris  mixed  with  water  into  a  mold. 
 
  {Plaster  of  Paris}.  [So  called  because  originally  brought 
  from  a  suburb  of  Paris.]  (Chem.)  Anhydrous  calcium 
  sulphate,  or  calcined  gypsum,  which  forms  with  water  a 
  paste  which  soon  sets  or  hardens,  and  is  used  for  casts, 
  moldings,  etc  The  term  is  loosely  applied  to  any  plaster 
  stone  or  species  of  gypsum. 
 
  {Plaster  of  Paris  bandage}  (Surg.),  a  bandage  saturated  with 
  a  paste  of  plaster  of  Paris,  which  on  drying  forms  a 
  perfectly  fitting  splint.