单词 | plasterless |
释义 | plasterlessadj. Of a building, structure, etc.: not plastered; without plaster. Also occasionally: not wearing a plaster cast. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > plaster > [adjective] > covered with > not undaubed1648 unplastered1648 fair-faced1834 fair-face1861 plasterless1866 1866 ‘M. Twain’ Lett. from Hawaii (1967) 101 A huge gridiron of plasterless lathing droops from above. 1926 Public Opinion 26 Mar. 310/1 A plasterless brick house would be preferable to a plasterless steel house. 1986 Cent. Mag. Jan. 332/1 There are many of these, roofless, windowless, plasterless, falling to ruin, and never to be inhabited—landmarks of bankruptcy. 2002 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 11 May 21 David Beckham stepped out this week to show off his plasterless foot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1866 |
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