plaister
Americannoun
noun
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He wore a large plaister over one of his eyes, whilst the look of the other was bold and sharp.
From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Hauff, Wilhelm
Kattie is a kind of drawing or ripening plaister made in the following manner.
From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 by Linn?, Carl von
The doctor put a couple o’ stitches in it, and then he made a sorter star with strips o’ stick-jack plaister.
From Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop by Piffard, Harold
There's plenty wouldn't let another man set his foot in their boat unless they could clap a plaister o' stamped paper on the spot he first stepped on, but that's not my way o' thinking.
From Vestigia Vol. I. by Fleming, George
Calcareous earth, united with vitriolic acid, makes gypsum; and this substance pounded and exposed to heat, parts with its water, and is then called plaister of Paris.
From Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry by Priestley, Joseph
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