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English
Noun
plaister (plural plaisters)
- (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)
- (obsolete outside dialects) Alternative form of plaster
Anagrams
Scots
Noun
plaister (plural plaisters)
- a plaster