plaister

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English

Noun

plaister (plural plaisters)

  1. (obsolete outside dialects) Alternative form of plaster
    • 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , page 7, column 2:
      My Lord Sebaſtian, / The truth you ſpeake doth lacke ſome gentleneſſe, / And time to ſpeake it in: you rub the ſore, / When you ſhould bring the plaiſter.
    • 1749, Henry Fielding, “In which more of the Talents of Mr. Benjamin will appear, as well as who this extraordinary Person was”, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume III, London: A Millar, , →OCLC, book VIII, page 184:
      ‘Why then, upon my Soul,’ cries Benjamin, ‘it would require a great deal of Art to keep you from being well after a very few Dreſſings; and if you will ſuffer me to apply ſome Salve of mine, I will anſwer for the Succeſs.’ Jones gave his Conſent, and the Plaiſter was applied accordingly.

Verb

plaister (third-person singular simple present plaisters, present participle plaistering, simple past and past participle plaistered)

  1. (obsolete outside dialects) Alternative form of plaster

Anagrams

Scots

Noun

plaister (plural plaisters)

  1. a plaster