plaster

a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings

any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs

a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.

a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)

“there were cracks in the plaster”

adhesive tape used in dressing wounds

apply a heavy coat to

cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on

“The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters”

“She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco”

“They plaster the doors with notices”

affix conspicuously

“She plastered warnings all over the wall”

“They plaster notices on the doors”

apply a plaster cast to

“plaster the broken arm”

coat with plaster

“daub the wall”

dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

“Did he plaster his foot?”