plaister

American

[play-ster] / ˈpleɪ stər /

noun

an archaic variant of plaster.

plaister British

/ ˈpleɪstə /

noun

plaster

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And then the first verses of the first chapter of James fairly laid a plaister on the wounds of her heart.

From A Letter of Credit by Susan Warner

Where is the plaister for this hideous boil?

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

"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 Sir John Barrow

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

One of his eyes was closed up, and had a French plaister across it, but the other stared and rolled enough for two.

From Athelstane Ford by Allen Upward

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