plaister
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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If a real leaf cannot be obtained of any particular flower, they can be modelled from a plaister mould, which I shall be happy to furnish.
From The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling by Peachey, Emma
A plaister cast kept here, and said to have been moulded from the King's face after death, is, in reality, a cast from his effigies on the tomb at Gloucester.
From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell
But if all were thus wise you see how soon the world would be unpeopled, and what need there would be of a second Prometheus, to plaister up the decayed image of mankind.
From In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts by Erasmus, Desiderius
I'll plaister the cut with lily leaves and vinegar, and I warrant you'll be well in a trice.'
From Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney by Marshall, Emma
From all these figures the iconoclasts had smitten the hands upraised in prayer, and they have been replaced by plaister hands folded on the bosom.
From Notes and Queries, Number 192, July 2, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various
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