plastering

[ plas-ter-ing, plah-ster- ]

noun

1. the process of working with plaster.
2. a coating of plaster.
3. a decisive defeat; drubbing.

plastering

/ ˈplɑːstərɪŋ /

noun

1. a coating or layer of plaster

Word History and Origins

Origin of plastering¹

1375–1425; late Middle English (gerund). See plaster, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The independent and go-getter spirit started young, with the band plastering posters throughout the Windy City.

From The Daily Beast

Just when did parents get so into plastering their kids all over their social networks?

From The Daily Beast

Limestone walls conduct more heat in and out than an equal thickness of glass, bricks, plastering, and wainscoting.

From Project Gutenberg

The custom of plastering the initiated over with clay or filth was common in Greek as in barbaric mysteries.

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The “Hartebeest-house” is a hut of rude construction, the usual materials being reeds and grass with a plastering of mud.

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The birds reduce the orifice of the cavity to a very small size by plastering up the greater part of it with mud.

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During that day, I employed myself in tempering the clay for chinking the walls and plastering the chimney.

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