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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

Baddiley Hall, the former residence of this family, was a very old irregular building of timber and plaister, but has been lately pulled down.

From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell

His little face brightened, and his mother having once got the cue, the two women kept the little fellow amused, until his plaister had taken effect.

From The Grey Woman and other Tales by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn

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

"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

Where is the plaister for this hideous boil?

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