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Sinapism :: Sinapism (n.) A plaster or poultice composed principally of powdered mustard seed, or containing the volatile oil of mustard seed. It is a powerful irritant..

Vesicatory :: Vesicatory (n.) A blistering application or plaster; a vesicant; an epispastic.

Rib :: Rib (n.) In Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the whole space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted construction of lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these in wood, plaster, or the like..

Plastic :: Plastic (a.) Capable of being molded, formed, or modeled, as clay or plaster; -- used also figuratively; as, the plastic mind of a child..

Floating :: Floating (n.) The second coat of three-coat plastering.

Statuminate :: Statuette (n.) A small statue; -- usually applied to a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta or the like. Cf. Figurine..

Baseboard :: Baseboard (n.) A board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the plastering; -- also called washboard (in England), mopboard, and scrubboard..

Parget :: Parget (n.) Gypsum or plaster stone.

Plastered :: Plastered (imp. & p. p.) of Plaste.

Casting :: Casting (n.) The act or process of making casts or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold..

Mortar :: Mortar (n.) A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways..

Fresco :: Fresco (a.) The art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before it dries..

Setting :: Setting (n.) The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current..

Plaster :: Plaster (n.) A composition of lime, water, and sand, with or without hair as a bond, for coating walls, ceilings, and partitions of houses. See Mortar..

Ceil :: Ceil (v. t.) To line or finish a surface, as of a wall, with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or the like..

Fur :: Fur (v. t.) To nail small strips of board or larger scantling upon, in order to make a level surface for lathing or boarding, or to provide for a space or interval back of the plastered or boarded surface, as inside an outer wall, by way of protection against damp..

Lay :: Lay (v. t.) To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint..

Key :: Key (n.) That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.

Let :: Let (v. t.) To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; -- often with out; as, to let the building of a bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering..

Seal :: Seal (v. t.) To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement, plaster, or the like..

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