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• a variation of plaster.

plaister

American  

[pley-ster] / ˈpleɪ stər /

noun

1. an archaic variant of plaster.

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plaister British  

/ ˈpleɪstə /

noun

1. plaster

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plaister

Where is the plaister for this hideous boil?

From Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches by Fenn, George Manville

"Some man or other must present wall," and, "let him have some plaister, or some lome, or some rough-cast about him to signify wall."

From Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton by Barrow, John, Sir

They found clothing for me in which I looked like a marshman, and put more plaister on my face, the better to disguise me.

From The MS. in a Red Box by Hamilton, John Arthur

It does not say what is done with the money, but it probably goes towards purchasing a plaister for wounded dignity.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

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