different between lacquer vs plaster

English

Alternative forms

• lacker

Etymology

Borrowed from French lacque (“a sort of sealing wax”), from Portuguese laca, lacca (“gum lac”), from Persian ???? (l?k), from Hindi ??? (l?kh), from Sanskrit ?????? (l?k??).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?læk.?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?læk.?/
• Rhymes: -æk?(r)

Noun

lacquer (countable and uncountable, plural lacquers)

1. A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.
2. A similar finish, baked onto the inside of cans.

Synonyms

• varnish

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

lacquer (third-person singular simple present lacquers, present participle lacquering, simple past and past participle lacquered)

1. To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish.

Translations

Further reading

• lacquer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• lacquer in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• lacquer at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Racquel

English

Alternative forms

• plaister
• plastre (obsolete)

Etymology

Old English plaster, from late Latin plastrum, shortened from Classical Latin emplastrum (“a plaster, bandage”); later reinforced by Anglo-Norman plastre.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, Geordie) IPA^(key): /?pl??st?/
• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /?plast?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?plæst?/
• Rhymes: -??st?(?), -æst?(?)

Noun

plaster (countable and uncountable, plural plasters)

1. (uncountable) A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
2. (countable, Britain, New Zealand, Canada) A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
3. (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; render, stucco.
4. (countable) A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; plaster cast.
5. (uncountable) plaster of Paris.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• cement board
• lath
• gypsum board
• gyprock
• sheetrock
• wallboard
• drywall

Verb

plaster (third-person singular simple present plasters, present participle plastering, simple past and past participle plastered)

1. (transitive) To cover or coat something with plaster; to render.

   to plaster a wall

2. (transitive) To apply a plaster to.

   to plaster a wound

3. (transitive) To smear with some viscous or liquid substance.

   Her face was plastered with mud.

4. (transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.

   The radio station plastered the buses and trains with its advertisement.

5. (transitive, figuratively) To smooth over.

Derived terms

• court plaster
• plasterboard
• plastered
• plasterer

Translations

See also

• drywall
• sheetrock

Anagrams

• Alperts, Platers, palster, palters, persalt, plastre, platers, psalter, replats, stapler

Danish

Etymology

From late Old Norse plástr, from Medieval Latin plastrum, from Latin emplastrum.

Noun

plaster n (singular definite plastret or plasteret, plural indefinite plastre)

1. band-aid, plaster or sticking plaster

Inflection

See also

• bandage

Polish

Etymology

From German Pflaster, from Old High German pflastar, from Latin emplastrum, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (émplastron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pla.st?r/

Noun

plaster m inan (diminutive plasterek)

1. plaster, sticking plaster, band-aid

   Synonym: przylepiec

2. slice (thin, broad piece cut off from a whole)
3. comb, honeycomb

Declension

Further reading

• plaster in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• plaster in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

plaster

1. indefinite plural of plast

Anagrams

• platser, spalter