Plaster vs Badigeon - What's the difference?
plaster | badigeon |
(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.
A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.
(Webster 1913)
As nouns the difference between plaster and badigeon
is that plaster is a paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes while badigeon is a cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.As a verb plaster
is to cover or coat something with plaster, or apply a plaster.plaster
English
(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.