plaster
/ˈplɑːstər/ nounDefinition
WALLS [U] › a substance that is spread on walls in order to make them smooth
FOR CUTS [C] UK (US TRADEMARK Band-Aid) › a small piece of sticky material that you put on cuts on your body
be in plaster › UK (US be in a cast) If your arm or leg is in plaster, it is covered in a hard, white substance to protect a broken bone: She had her leg in plaster for three months after the accident.
(Definition of plaster noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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