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in plaster

idiom

British
: in a hard covering that protects a broken bone and allows it to heal : in a plaster cast
Her arm is in plaster.

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The latter is actually areca nut enclosed in a betel leaf and taken with slaked lime, a white chemical compound found in plaster. Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2025 Horse and other animal hair was historically used in plaster walls to bind the plaster mixture together for added strength. Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025 Rodin is best-known for The Thinker and The Kiss , but the museum and the sculpture gardens reveal his fluency in plaster, stone, marble and bronze, as well as his drawing and painting. Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025 Later, Schumer shows off the guest bedroom's ensuite bathroom, which is entirely covered in plaster (including the bathtub). Stacy Lambe, People.com, 10 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for in plaster

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“In plaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20plaster. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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