plaster of Paris

or plaster of paris

SEE SYNONYMS FOR plaster of Paris ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

calcined gypsum in white, powdery form, used as a base for gypsum plasters, as an additive of lime plasters, and as a material for making fine and ornamental casts: characterized by its ability to set rapidly when mixed with water.

Origin of plaster of Paris

1375–1425; late Middle English; so called because prepared from the gypsum of Paris, France

Words nearby plaster of Paris

plaster bandage, plasterboard, plaster cast, plastered, plastering, plaster of Paris, plasterwork, plastic, plastic art, plastic bomb, plastic bullet

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Example sentences from the Web for plaster of Paris

This is in reference to plaster-of-paris casts or those of any similar material.
Lameness of the Horse|John Victor Lacroix
A box is then nailed up and a clay or plaster-of-paris base made.
Bird Houses Boys Can Build|Albert F. Siepert
His dust has congealed, stiffened into a sort of plaster-of-Paris exterior, and he has what I call a disinterred intelligence!
The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance|Paul Elmer More
You can't miss it, because it has a plaster-of-Paris cow in the window, and the proprietor's called Mudge.
Poison Island|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (Q)

On the mantel was a plaster-of-Paris cat at one end and a bunch of crystallized flowers at the other.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7|Elbert Hubbard

British Dictionary definitions for plaster of Paris

plaster of Paris

noun

a white powder that sets to a hard solid when mixed with water, used for making sculptures and casts, as an additive for lime plasters, and for making casts for setting broken limbs. It is usually the hemihydrate of calcium sulphate, 2CaSO 4 .H 2 O

the hard plaster produced when this powder is mixed with water: a fully hydrated form of calcium sulphate

Sometimes shortened to: plaster

Word Origin for plaster of Paris

C15: from Medieval Latin plastrum parisiense, originally made from the gypsum of Paris

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for plaster of Paris

plaster of Paris

[ păr′ĭs ]

n.

Any of a group of gypsum cements, essentially hemihydrated calcium sulfate, a white powder that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid, used in making casts and molds.

Scientific definitions for plaster of Paris

plaster of Paris

[ plăs′tər ]

A form of calcium phosphate derived from gypsum. It is mixed with water to make casts and molds.

单词	plaster of paris
释义	plaster of Paris or plaster of paris SEE SYNONYMS FOR plaster of Paris ON THESAURUS.COM noun calcined gypsum in white, powdery form, used as a base for gypsum plasters, as an additive of lime plasters, and as a material for making fine and ornamental casts: characterized by its ability to set rapidly when mixed with water. Origin of plaster of Paris 1375–1425; late Middle English; so called because prepared from the gypsum of Paris, France Words nearby plaster of Paris plaster bandage, plasterboard, plaster cast, plastered, plastering, plaster of Paris, plasterwork, plastic, plastic art, plastic bomb, plastic bullet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plaster of Paris This is in reference to plaster-of-paris casts or those of any similar material. Lameness of the Horse\|John Victor Lacroix A box is then nailed up and a clay or plaster-of-paris base made. Bird Houses Boys Can Build\|Albert F. Siepert His dust has congealed, stiffened into a sort of plaster-of-Paris exterior, and he has what I call a disinterred intelligence! The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance\|Paul Elmer More You can't miss it, because it has a plaster-of-Paris cow in the window, and the proprietor's called Mudge. Poison Island\|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (Q) On the mantel was a plaster-of-Paris cat at one end and a bunch of crystallized flowers at the other. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7\|Elbert Hubbard British Dictionary definitions for plaster of Paris plaster of Paris noun a white powder that sets to a hard solid when mixed with water, used for making sculptures and casts, as an additive for lime plasters, and for making casts for setting broken limbs. It is usually the hemihydrate of calcium sulphate, 2CaSO 4 .H 2 O the hard plaster produced when this powder is mixed with water: a fully hydrated form of calcium sulphate Sometimes shortened to: plaster Word Origin for plaster of Paris C15: from Medieval Latin plastrum parisiense, originally made from the gypsum of Paris Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for plaster of Paris plaster of Paris [ păr′ĭs ] n. Any of a group of gypsum cements, essentially hemihydrated calcium sulfate, a white powder that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid, used in making casts and molds. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for plaster of Paris plaster of Paris [ plăs′tər ] A form of calcium phosphate derived from gypsum. It is mixed with water to make casts and molds. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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