Topic: SCULPTURE
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| Date: | 900-1000 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | emplastrum, from Greek, from emplassein 'to plaster on', from plassein; PLASTIC2 |
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plas‧ter1
1 [uncountable]AVSTBC a substance used to cover walls and ceilings with a smooth, even surface. It consists of lime, water, and sand.
2 [uncountable]MH plaster of Paris
3 [uncountable and countable] British EnglishMH a piece of thin material that is stuck on to the skin to cover a small wound [= bandaid American English]
4 if you have a leg or arm in plaster, you have a plaster cast around it because a bone is broken and needs to be kept in place while it mends
