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Plaster casting may refer to: Plaster cast Plaster mold casting, a metalworking process that uses plaster as the mold material This disambiguation page
Plaster_casting
Metalworking casting process
Plaster mold casting is a metalworking casting process similar to sand casting except the molding material is plaster of Paris instead of sand. Like sand
Plaster_mold_casting
Manufacturing process in which a liquid is poured into a mold to solidify
two or more components together; examples are epoxy, concrete, plaster and clay. Casting is most often used for making complex shapes that would be otherwise
Casting
Broad range of building and sculpture materials
Plaster is a building material used for the protective or decorative coating of walls and ceilings and for moulding and casting decorative elements. In
Plaster
Pouring liquid metal into a mold
lost-wax casting (which may be further divided into centrifugal casting, and vacuum assist direct pour casting), plaster mold casting and sand casting. The
Metal_casting
Medical aid for the treatment of bone fractures
Winnett Orr, US Army surgeon who developed orthopedic plaster casts Orthotics "Description of Casting of upper limb". "Long leg cast then hinged knee brace
Orthopedic_cast
American artist (1947–2022)
artists, eventually amassing a collection of over 70 plaster penises. In 2000, she began casting female artists' breasts. Albritton was born in Chicago
Cynthia_Plaster_Caster
Technique for forming pottery
slip casting in plaster molds where the capillary forces correspond to a pressure of around 0.1–0.2 MPa. The high pressure leads to much faster casting rates
Slip_casting
Process by which a duplicate metal sculpture is cast from an original sculpture
Lost-wax casting – also called investment casting, precision casting, or cire perdue (French: [siʁ pɛʁdy]; borrowed from French) – is the process by which
Lost-wax_casting
Austrian archaeologist and painter
was a "real battery". Neun Jahre Irak Brünn, Münster, Wien 1940 The plaster castings of objects from the Iraq museum, which are exhibited in the "Vorderasiatisches
Wilhelm_König
Metal fabrication technique
used for this form of casting have most commonly been made of sand, tufa stone, and cuttlebone as well as charcoal and plaster as these materials are
Gravity_casting
Italian polymath (1452–1519)
skills, including drafting, chemistry, metallurgy, metal working, plaster casting, leather working, mechanics, and woodwork, as well as the artistic
Leonardo_da_Vinci
Scottish-born naval officer (1747–1792)
A 1908 plaster casting of John Paul Jones taken from an original model in 1781 by Jean-Antoine Houdon, now housed at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich
John_Paul_Jones
2001 film by Jessica Everleth
Plaster Caster is a 2001 documentary film about Cynthia Plaster Caster, the groupie who became famous for making plaster casts of rock stars' penises,
Plaster_Caster
Artist who applies makeup and prosthetics
needed] as well as fantasy makeup. The use of prosthetics and plaster casting are also required for projects that entails non-human appearances.
Make-up_artist
Process of creating a three-dimensional copy of a living human body
materials are silicones, waxes, gelatins, and plaster. Plaster and gypsum cement are the most commonly used casting materials, but various clays, concretes
Lifecasting
Copy of a solid form made in plaster
A plaster cast is a copy made in plaster of another 3-dimensional form. The original from which the cast is taken may be a sculpture, building, a face
Plaster_cast
French sculptor (1840–1917)
their reliance on plaster casting. Since clay deteriorates rapidly if not kept wet or fired into a terra-cotta, sculptors used plaster casts as a means
Auguste_Rodin
Sculpture by Auguste Rodin
supervision. Various other versions, several in plaster, as well as studies and dozens of posthumous castings, exist in a range of sizes. The Thinker was
The_Thinker
For size, shape, or developmental state
been used to measure breast volume, including water displacement, plaster casting, medical imaging (e.g., mammography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Breast_measurement
Method of casting metals
of plaster mold casting and investment casting. There are two types of ceramic mold casting: the Shaw process and the Unicast process. These casting processes
Ceramic_mold_casting
Abraham Lincoln is a sculptural casting that was created in 1860 by Leonard Wells Volk (1828-1895) in plaster. This bronze casting replica is part of the Memorial
Life Mask and Hands of Abraham Lincoln
Life_Mask_and_Hands_of_Abraham_Lincoln
Industrial process based on lost-wax casting
Investment casting is an industrial process based on lost-wax casting, one of the oldest known metal-forming techniques. The term "lost-wax casting" can also
Investment_casting
made from the original plaster mold by the Musée Rodin after Rodin's death. The Thinker exists as bronze casts, exhibition plaster casts (some were painted
List of The Thinker sculptures
List_of_The_Thinker_sculptures
Funerary sculpture of a girl
Figure still adorns the First Cemetery of Athens to this day, while a plaster casting of it is kept in the National Glyptotheque of Greece. Greece portal
Sleeping Female Figure (Chalepas)
Sleeping_Female_Figure_(Chalepas)
slip casting. This is where slip or, liquid clay, is poured into a plaster mould. The water in the slip is drawn out into the walls of the plaster mould
Ceramic_forming_techniques
Bronze statue by Einar Jónsson
second casting of the statue is in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the original plaster model is located in the Einar Jónsson Museum. The artwork was commissioned
Thorfinn Karlsefni (sculpture)
Thorfinn_Karlsefni_(sculpture)
Medical condition
categories of congenital clasped thumbs should start with either serial plaster casting or wearing a static or dynamic splint for a period of six months, while
Congenital_clasped_thumb
Process for making objects from molten glass
Swedish artist Bertil Vallien. Kiln casting involves the preparation of a mould which is often made of a mixture of plaster and refractory materials such as
Glass_casting
Soft calcium sulfate mineral
its electrical resistance can be measured to derive soil moisture. Plaster for casting moulds and modeling. As alabaster, a material for sculpture, it was
Gypsum
Municipality in Siraha District, Nepal
Screening and early identification of clubfoot in infants Serial plaster casting (Ponseti casting) Tenotomy procedures when required Bracing (Foot Abduction
Lahan
are all used for casting sculptures and other art objects as well as molds. Considerably harder and stronger than straight plaster of Paris, these products
Glossary_of_sculpting
1980 art exhibition in New York City
Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres did live plaster casting sculptures of people off the street and occasionally made castings on the sidewalk, Jack Smith performed
The_Times_Square_Show
Former building and sculptures from Salonica
speculates that it could have been another Maenad or perhaps a satyr. Plaster castings in Salonica The same year that Pillar V with the fragment with the
Las_Incantadas
Sculpture by Camille Claudel
was cast. A plaster version of the sculpture was exhibited in 1899, and then cast in bronze privately in 1902. A second private bronze casting was made in
The_Mature_Age
Form used in casting to replicate a shape
In casting, a pattern is a replica of the object to be cast, used to form the sand mould cavity into which molten metal is poured during the casting process
Pattern_(casting)
Archaeological site in La Libertad Department, El Salvador
having blanketed the town in the space of a few hours. The use of plaster casting by archaeologists similar to the one used in Pompeii assisted in their
Joya_de_Cerén
Method of utilizing centrifugal force to produce castings from a rubber mold
also be an alternative to sand casting, plaster mold casting or investment casting. These three techniques (sand, plaster and lost wax) are not directly
Spin_casting
1954 film
Forelli discovered that one could make plaster castings of the cavities left by the bodies of victims; the castings preserve the form of the body and its
Journey_to_Italy
1793 marble sculpture in Szczecin, Poland
mostly forgotten until the restorers at the State Plaster Casting Workshop in Berlin borrowed a plaster copy of the statue as a model for restoration. In
Statue of Frederick the Great (Szczecin)
Statue_of_Frederick_the_Great_(Szczecin)
Scanning of an object or environment to collect data on its shape
allows the replication of real objects without the use of traditional plaster casting techniques, that in many cases can be too invasive for being performed
3D_scanning
Medical condition
or elastic bandages, rather than complete immobilization such as a plaster casting. Functional treatment generally consists of three phases: the first
Sprained_ankle
Sculpture cast in bronze
further refinement. Such a plaster is a means of preserving the artwork until a patron may be found to finance a bronze casting, either from the original
Bronze_sculpture
Historic church in Illinois, United States
harmonious whole. Attention was paid to every detail of pew carving, plaster casting, and fixture design. Leading Chicago area designers and craftsmen were
Second Presbyterian Church (Chicago)
Second_Presbyterian_Church_(Chicago)
Stadium in Springfield, Missouri, US
(estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024. "MSU Plaster Sports Complex". Prestressed Casting Co. Retrieved December 11, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint:
Robert_W._Plaster_Stadium
Casting moulds for plaques with figures and symbols
made from relatively soft and brittle schist as Plate Α and Plate Β. His plaster casts, which are also reproduced on the right hand side, are mirror images
Minoan_Moulds_of_Palaikastro
Medical condition
observation to see if it does not get worse or resolves on its own, plaster casting or restricted activity. Most unicameral bone cysts do not cause any
Unicameral_bone_cyst
American sculptor
based in the Hudson Valley of the United States. She is known for her plaster castings of manhole covers on the streets of New York City in the 1960s, during
Gillian_Jagger
Decoration used to embellish parts of a building or object
Spain. He took residence in the Alhambra Palace to make drawings and plaster castings of the ornate details of the Islamic ornaments there, including arabesques
Ornament_(art)
Decorative technique
stucco and plaster. The terms "stucco" and "plaster" are used almost interchangeably in this context to denote most types of stucco or plaster decoration
Stucco decoration in Islamic architecture
Stucco_decoration_in_Islamic_architecture
Wax or plaster cast made of a person's face following death
A death mask is a likeness (typically in wax or plaster cast) of a person's face after their death, usually made by taking a cast or impression from the
Death_mask
Total contact casting (TCC) is a specially designed cast designed to take weight off of the foot (off-loading) in patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs)
Total_contact_casting
to use traditional methods of plaster casting and are shipped all over the world. The new owner, Robert Shure, a plaster cast and bronze expert, restoration
Pietro_Caproni
Statue in the Indian parliament
canopy to prepare a pedestal for the proposed statue. By 1989, the plaster casting for the statue was completed. The statue was completed by 1993 but
Statue of Mahatma Gandhi, Parliament of India
Statue_of_Mahatma_Gandhi,_Parliament_of_India
American plaster mold casting firm
Contini & Son (also known as A. J. Contini & Son) was a fine art plaster mold casting firm founded by Italian American Attilio Contini and his son Cesare
A._Contini_&_Son
Factory that produces metal castings
mold. Investment casting – Wax or similar sacrificial pattern with a ceramic mold. Ceramic mold casting – Plaster mold. V-process casting – Vacuum with thermoformed
Foundry
Welsh musician and artist (born 1957)
and New York City. Langford was Castee #00039 in Cynthia Plaster Caster's plaster castings. The piece was named Long Dong Jon Langford. Langford considers
Jon_Langford
Statue in Reykjavík, Iceland
Icelandic National League) was granted permission to use the plaster model to have a second casting of the statue made, this time for use by the Icelandic government
Statue of Leif Erikson (Reykjavík)
Statue_of_Leif_Erikson_(Reykjavík)
American sculptor (1829–1904)
period, some 25 workman in his New York factory turned out thousands of plaster castings of his works. Some subjects he executed were only reproduced in a few
John_Rogers_(sculptor)
Composite of gypsum in an acrylic resin
versatile, durable, and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional plaster and resin-based materials. It is popular in fine arts, architecture, film
Jesmonite
Imprint of mouth tissue
Impression materials can be considered as follows: Plaster of Paris is traditionally used as a casting material once the impression has been taken, however
Dental_impression
Temporary negative paper mould made from an impression
casting from the result. The author refers to the paper mold as a Fladen (a flat cake or pancake). William Ged of Scotland experimented with plaster-mold
Flong
Museum in Thessaloniki, Greece
Medusa heads (350-325 BC) Derveni Papyrus (end of 5th century BC) Plaster castings of Las Incantadas (the originals are in the Louvre) Red figure pottery
Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
Archaeological_Museum_of_Thessaloniki
Theater and movie theater in Marion, Ohio, United States
wall, above the proscenium. To the left of this statue is a Caproni plaster casting of the Praying Boy. A Page Rainbo Gold organ was installed when the
Palace_Theatre_(Marion,_Ohio)
1821 death mask and its copies
death mask of a great leader who had recently died. A mixture of wax or plaster was placed over Napoleon's face and removed after the form had hardened
Death_mask_of_Napoleon
Sculpture by Edgar Degas
Airaindor-Valsuani foundry in France began casting a limited edition of Degas bronzes from the pre-1903 Little Dancer plaster. One such Little Dancer bronze is
Little Dancer of Fourteen Years
Little_Dancer_of_Fourteen_Years
Ceremonial hall of the New Royal Palace in Prague, Czech Republic
Contrary to the Rudolphian freely modelled stucco it consists of plaster castings additionally fixed on the walls and the ceilings. The two shorter walls
Spanish_Hall
American sculptor
century. Akers spent the winter of 1849 in Boston learning the art of plaster casting with the sculptor Joseph Carew. In 1850 he opened a studio in Portland
Benjamin_Paul_Akers
2016 single by the Weeknd featuring Daft Punk
video was a "love story in a cursed land." Drawing inspiration from plaster castings of victims from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, he asked the
I_Feel_It_Coming
Latvian sculptor (1890–1962)
bronze, wood), but the majority of her sculptures were performed in plaster castings. She participated in exhibitions since 1920. Her works were presented
Marta_Skulme
Sculpture series by Henry Moore
near-life-size plaster model. The large plaster model was completed in 1949, and they then made a plaster second model, before casting the sculpture in bronze. The
Family_Group_(Moore)
French artist (1808–1879)
casts and Valsuani with three special casts based on the previous plaster castings from the gallery Sagot - Le Garrec clay collection. These bronze busts
Honoré_Daumier
Town in West Virginia
of the Mississippi River dedicated exclusively to Bigfoot, features plaster castings, skull replicas, full size wood carvings and written accounts of people
Sutton,_West_Virginia
American social and environmental artists
1948 through 1953. The apprenticeship included lessons in modeling, plaster casting, woodwork, and the creation of architectural scale models as well as
The_Harrison_Studio
Ceylonese surgeon
Royal Air Force in Ceylon. Paul died in 1989. The late Paul pioneered plaster casting to treat neuropathic foot wounds and is credited with developing the
Milroy_Paul
began his work on California in 1850, and by 1855 had completed a plaster casting of the future sculpture. The carving of the statue was completed by
California_(sculpture)
Modified form of die casting process
Semi-solid metal casting (SSM) is a near net shape variant of die casting. The process is used today with non-ferrous metals, such as aluminium, copper
Semi-solid_metal_casting
Sculpture by Antonio Canova
preparatory plaster model, now preserved in Room XIV of the Pinacoteca di Brera, is one of five commissioned by Canova in preparation for the lost-wax casting of
Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker (Milan)
Napoleon_as_Mars_the_Peacemaker_(Milan)
Japanese artist (1949–2024)
public sculptures and installations. Study drawing, clay modeling, plaster casting, technical drawing, Template, direct carving Le sculpteur Tetsuo Harada
Tetsuo_Harada
Monument in Piața Unirii, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
After casting the sculpture in bronze in the ore foundry, another small plaster model was made and sent to the World Exhibition in Paris. The plaster sample
Matthias_Corvinus_Monument
Artificial stone
composition of plaster and fibrous material used for a temporary finish and in ornamental work, as on exposition buildings.". It is chiefly made of plaster of Paris
Staff_(building_material)
American studio glass artists (born 1957 & 1956)
explore glass casting in earnest. The large, work-worn hands of an artist friend inspired one of their early sculptures; initially cast in plaster, the hands
John_Littleton_and_Kate_Vogel
4th-century BC Greek sculptor
impressions of human faces in plaster. Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historiae, 35, 153."The first person who modelled a likeness in plaster of a human being from
Lysistratus
1985 film by Martin Scorsese
quirky stranger – whose roommate, sculptor Kiki Bridges, makes and sells plaster-of-Paris paperweights resembling bagels – and accepts her phone number
After_Hours_(film)
German painter and engraver (1739–1808)
techniques, from protecting frescoes to restoring paintings and improving plaster casting, but he never exploited these skills for personal gain. In 1766, after
Johann_Gottlieb_Prestel
British phrenologist
De Ville learned plaster casting from Charles Harris (died 1796), to whom he was apprenticed at age 12. De Ville set up a plaster works in Soho in 1803
James_De_Ville
Sculptural technique of embossed depth
point, particularly in stone. In other materials such as metal, clay, plaster stucco, ceramics or papier-mâché the form can be simply added to or raised
Relief
Historic district in Massachusetts, United States
include the office, showroom, and studios of the Caproni Brothers Plaster Casting Company, a firm noted for its reproduction casts of classical Greek
Ascension-Caproni Historic District
Ascension-Caproni_Historic_District
American actor (born 1980)
after a drunken brawl at a nightclub for allegedly hitting a woman with a plaster cast on his right hand. He was released on suspicion of misdemeanor battery
James_DeBello
Topics referred to by the same term
art form Cast, the casting of a magic spell Don cast, an Indonesia talk show on Nusantara TV Plaster cast, a copy made in plaster of another three-dimensional
Cast
Crime scene analysis
utilizing a plaster cast or dental stone. Initially the impression is isolated by framing the area with a solid boundary. Following this a plaster mix can
Forensic_footwear_evidence
Solid plate resulting from the application of a stereotyping technique
a stereo, is a solid plate of type metal, cast from a papier-mâché or plaster mould taken from the surface of a forme of type. The mould was known as
Stereotype_(printing)
Archaeological site of the Maya civilization
satisfactory material at Tikal due to lack of available water for the plaster casting at which point he traveled to Saxtanquiqui with Gorgonio Lopez Toledo
Seibal
5.5 tonnes golden ancient Buddha statue in Bangkok, Thailand
pagoda of minor significance. During relocation of the statue in 1955, the plaster was chipped off and the beautiful shining gold revealed. Guinness World
Golden_Buddha_(statue)
Indian sculptor
created images of the participants' hands through the technique of plaster casting. In the same year, she also came up with another sculpture Drop. A
Shanthamani_Muddaiah
Sculpture by Avard Fairbanks
Temple Square, a plaster version is on display at the Fairview Museum of History and Art in Fairview, Utah, and an additional bronze casting is located at
Restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood (sculpture)
Restoration_of_the_Melchizedek_Priesthood_(sculpture)
1977 studio album by Kiss
he enjoys performing most. "Plaster Caster" was inspired by Cynthia Plaster Caster, a former groupie famous for casting penises of famous rock musicians
Love_Gun
Heritage-listed cinema in Brisbane, Queensland
mezzanine foyer were saved, complete with ceiling murals and many other plaster castings. The four Regent cinemas were built inside the original 1929 building
Regent_Theatre,_Brisbane
2024 American film by Ethan Coen
contents of Santos' briefcase: a collection of dildos that were created from plaster casts of men's erect penises, including one of Senator Gary Channel. Marian
Drive-Away_Dolls
Sculpture by Thomas Crawford on top of the US Capitol
Crawford was commissioned to design Freedom in 1854 and executed the plaster model for the statue in his studio in Rome, Italy. U.S. Senator and U.S
Statue_of_Freedom
PLASTER CASTING
PLASTER CASTING
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, ALASTAR means "defender of mankind."
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English
Born at Easter; Goddess of the Dawn; Easter Time
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Castor.Americanized spelling of German Kaster.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Slaughter.Dutch : occupational name for a butcher, slagter, a variant of Slager.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a hypercorrected form of Easter.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Platt or Plater.Scottish : habitational name from the Forest of Plater in Angus.German (Tyrol, Bavaria) : variant of Plattner 1.German : variant of Platner.
Male
Gaelic
Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, ALASTER means "defender of mankind."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a plasterer, from Old French plastrier or an agent derivative of Middle English plaster (see Plaster 1).Americanized spelling of German Pflasterer, an occupational name for a paver or a Pflästerer, a manufacturer of plasters for wounds, from an agent derivative of Middle High German pflaster (see Plaster).
Surname or Lastname
English and North German
English and North German : metonymic occupational name for a plasterer, from Middle English, Middle Low German plaster (from Latin emplastrum ‘(wound) plaster’ (originally a paste), from Greek emplastron, a derivative of emplassein ‘to shape or form’; the term was carried over into building terminology to mean ‘bonding agent’).English : habitational name from any of various places called Plaistow (in East London, Derbyshire, Sussex, and elsewhere), from Old English plegestÅw ‘place where people gather for sport or play’. This can also be a variant of Plaisted (through interchangeable use of the Old English elements stÅw and stede, both meaning ‘place’, in earlier times).German and Ashkenazic Jewish (Pflaster) : from Middle High German pflaster (German Pflaster, from Latin plastrum) ‘street pavement’, ‘pavement’, cognate with 1.
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset)
English (Somerset) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Paster or Pastor.
Male
Scottish
Variant spelling of Scottish Gaelic Alastair, ALAISTER means "defender of mankind."
Male
Gaelic
Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, ALISTER means "defender of mankind."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Plaster.
Male
Scottish
Variant spelling of Scottish Gaelic Alastair, ALASTEIR means "defender of mankind."
Male
English
Anglicized form of Gaelic Alaster, ALLASTER means "defender of mankind."
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant of Lister.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : variant of Pastor 2.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : occupational name from Polish pasterz ‘shepherd’.English : generally a variant of Pastor, but possibly in some cases an occupational name for a baker, from an agent derivative of Old French paste ‘paste or dough’.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Gaelic Alaster, ALYSTER means "defender of mankind."
Male
Gaelic
Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, ALESTER means "defender of mankind."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker of plate-armor or armor-plates, from an agent derivative of Middle English plate ‘armor-plate’.English : from an agent derivative of Old French plait ‘plea’ or plaitier ‘to plead’, hence an occupational name or nickname for an advocate.
PLASTER CASTING
PLASTER CASTING
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
One who Thinks Good for Everyone
Girl/Female
Tamil
Desire
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : variant of Goren.English : variant of Goring 1.French : diminutive of Gore.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Teutonic American English Celtic Welsh
Mariner.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Kent named Chittenden, probably from an Old English personal name Citta (perhaps a byname derived from cī{dh} ‘shoot’, ‘sprout’) + -ing- denoting association + Old English denn ‘swine pasture’.William Chittenden came from Cranbrook, Kent, England, and settled in Guilford, CT, in 1639. His fourth-generation descendant Thomas Chittenden, born in East Guilford, CT, in 1730, received a grant of land in 1774 in VT, where he was governor, as was his son Martin. Thomas’s other sons each sat in the VT assembly and held various public offices.
Female
English
Pet form of English Jonie, JONELLE means "God is gracious."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikh
Happy; Joyful
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Hindu
PLASTER CASTING
PLASTER CASTING
PLASTER CASTING
PLASTER CASTING
PLASTER CASTING
n.
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.
n.
One who pastes; as, a paster in a government department.
n.
Same as Clyster.
n.
See Plaster.
a.
Capable of being molded, formed, or modeled, as clay or plaster; -- used also figuratively; as, the plastic mind of a child.
v. t.
To overlay or cover with plaster, as the ceilings and walls of a house.
n.
One who owns or cultivates a plantation; as, a sugar planter; a coffee planter.
a.
Of the nature of plaster.
imp. & p. p.
of Plaster
n.
See Plaster.
v. t.
To plaster over; to cover or smear thickly; to bedaub.
v. t.
Fig.: To smooth over; to cover or conceal the defects of; to hide, as with a covering of plaster.
n.
A silver coin of Spain and various other countries. See Peso. The Spanish piaster (commonly called peso, or peso duro) is of about the value of the American dollar. The Italian piaster, or scudo, was worth from 80 to 100 cents. The Turkish and Egyptian piasters are now worth about four and a half cents.
n.
One who applies plaster or mortar.
n.
One who makes plaster casts.
v. t.
To cover with a plaster, as a wound or sore.
n.
Calcined gypsum, or plaster of Paris, especially when ground, as used for making ornaments, figures, moldings, etc.; or calcined gypsum used as a fertilizer.
a.
Resembling plaster of Paris.
n.
See Piaster.
n.
A vesicatory; a plaster of Spanish flies, or other matter, applied to raise a blister.