pleister

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch plaester, from Old French plastre, from Latin plastrum, from emplastrum, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον (émplastron), from ἔμπλαστον (émplaston).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplɛi.stər/
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  • Hyphenation: pleis‧ter
  • Rhymes: -ɛistər

Noun

pleister f (plural pleisters, diminutive pleistertje n)

  1. plaster, sticking plaster, band-aid

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  • Negerhollands: pleester
  • Indonesian: plester
  • Caribbean Javanese: plèster
  • Papiamentu: pleister, pleistu

Noun

pleister n (uncountable)

  1. plaster (lime mixture)

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Verb

pleister

  1. inflection of pleisteren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative