From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Plaster \Plas"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plastered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Plastering}.] [Cf. OF. plastrer to plaster (in sense
2), F. pl[^a]trer.]
1. To cover with a plaster, as a wound or sore.
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2. To overlay or cover with plaster, as the ceilings and
walls of a house.
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3. Fig.: To smooth over; to cover or conceal the defects of;
to hide, as with a covering of plaster. --Bale.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
plastered
adj 1: (of hair) made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy
substance; "black hair plastered with pomade" [syn:
{plastered}, {slicked}]
2: (of walls) covered with a coat of plaster [syn: {plastered},
{sealed}]
3: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto},
{crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed},
{pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {slopped}, {sloshed},
{smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff},
{tight}, {wet}]
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