plaster

/plas-ter, plah-ster/US // ˈplæs tər, ˈplɑ stər //UK // (ˈplɑːstə) //

石膏,膏药,灰泥,抹灰

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- : powdered gypsum.
- : plaster of Paris.
- : a solid or semisolid preparation spread upon cloth, plastic, or other material and applied to the body, especially for some healing purpose.

v.有主动词 verb

nounthick, gooey material that hardens

Forms: plastered

Synonyms

The remains were so fragile, our team had to cover them in plaster and remove them intact with the block of sediment in which they were buried.
Investigators excavated the entire pit in 2017 and covered it in plaster for transport to the National Museums of Kenya in Nairobi.
“There’s a massive opportunity, in terms of the impact on working mothers in particular — this could potentially be really good in the longer term, as we’ve now ripped the plaster off around flexible working,” she said.
By making plaster casts of those impressions, archaeologists could see details like facial expressions and even the folds and pleats of clothing.
Then they used plaster mixed with other materials to cast the other 130 stones.
While chipping away plaster from his kitchen wall, the Guatemalan man unearthed a series of centuries-old Mayan murals.
Death masks are made from a cast of layered plaster strips laid on the face soon after death.
Once dried, a liquid, such as plaster, wax, or bronze, is poured in for a perfect representation of the face.
We crossed a stream into a village of timbered white plaster houses, some with pretty wrought-iron balconies.
Her face was cast into a plaster mold, preserving her shy smile for posterity.
He laid it upon the floor, and took out a mask, and brushing and blowing off the saw-dust, held it up.

/plas-ter, plah-ster/US // ˈplæs tər, ˈplɑ stər //UK // (ˈplɑːstə) //

石膏,膏药,灰泥,抹灰

n.名词 noun

1
- : a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- : powdered gypsum.
- : plaster of Paris.
- : a solid or semisolid preparation spread upon cloth, plastic, or other material and applied to the body, especially for some healing purpose.

v.有主动词 verb

nounthick, gooey material that hardens

Forms: plastered

Synonyms

The remains were so fragile, our team had to cover them in plaster and remove them intact with the block of sediment in which they were buried.
Investigators excavated the entire pit in 2017 and covered it in plaster for transport to the National Museums of Kenya in Nairobi.
“There’s a massive opportunity, in terms of the impact on working mothers in particular — this could potentially be really good in the longer term, as we’ve now ripped the plaster off around flexible working,” she said.
By making plaster casts of those impressions, archaeologists could see details like facial expressions and even the folds and pleats of clothing.
Then they used plaster mixed with other materials to cast the other 130 stones.
While chipping away plaster from his kitchen wall, the Guatemalan man unearthed a series of centuries-old Mayan murals.
Death masks are made from a cast of layered plaster strips laid on the face soon after death.
Once dried, a liquid, such as plaster, wax, or bronze, is poured in for a perfect representation of the face.
We crossed a stream into a village of timbered white plaster houses, some with pretty wrought-iron balconies.
Her face was cast into a plaster mold, preserving her shy smile for posterity.
He laid it upon the floor, and took out a mask, and brushing and blowing off the saw-dust, held it up.