Word Meanings - PLASTER - Book Publishers vocabulary database

An external application of a consistency harder than ointment, prepared for use by spreading it on linen, leather, silk, or other material. It is adhesive at the ordinary temperature of the body, and is used, according to its composition, to produce a medicinal effect, to bind parts together, etc.; as, a porous plaster; sticking plaster.

• Materialism
  The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets.
• Plastery
  Of the nature of plaster.
• Produce
  To bring forward; to lead forth; to offer to view or notice; to exhibit; to show; as, to produce a witness or evidence in court.
• Stickit
  Stuck; spoiled in making.
• Adhesively
  In an adhesive manner.
• OTHERGUISEOTHERGUESS
  Of another kind or sort; in another way. "Otherguess arguments." Berkeley.
• Effectual
  Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive.
• Effectually
  With effect; efficaciously.
• Harderian
  A term applied to a lachrymal gland on the inner side of the orbit of many animals which have a third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See Nictitating membrane, under Nictitate.
• Materialist
  One who denies the existence of spiritual substances or agents, and maintains that spiritual phenomena, so called, are the result of some peculiar organization of matter.
• Othergates
  In another manner.
• Producement
  Production.
• Stick-lac
  See the Note under Lac.
• Adhesiveness
  The quality of sticking or adhering; stickiness; tenacity of union.
• OTHERWHILEOTHERWHILES
  At another time, or other times; sometimes; [Archaic] Weighing otherwhiles ten pounds and more. Holland.
• Effectualness
  The quality of being effectual.

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