Mortar vs Plaster - What's the difference?
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(uncountable) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding bricks and stones.
(countable, military) A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories.
(countable) A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.
(uncountable) A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
(countable, New Zealand, British) A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
(uncountable) A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings.
(countable) A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; plaster cast.
(uncountable) plaster of Paris.
To cover or coat something with plaster, or apply a plaster.
To hide or cover up, as if with plaster.
In uncountable terms the difference between mortar and plaster
is that mortar is a mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding bricks and stones while plaster is plaster of Paris.In countable terms the difference between mortar and plaster
is that mortar is a hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle while plaster is a cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; plaster cast.mortar
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Derived terms
* mortarboardSee also
* gun * howitzer ----plaster
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(wikipedia plaster)Alternative forms
* plaister * plastre (obsolete)Noun
Derived terms
* plasterboard * gypsum plaster * plaster cast * plaster lath * plaster and lath; lath and plasterSee also
* cement board * lath * gypsum board * gyprock * sheetrock * wallboard * drywallVerb
(en verb)- Her face was plastered in mud.
- The radio station plastered the buses and trains with its advertisement.