plaster of Paris en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
So named after a large gypsum deposit at Montmartre, Paris.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, made by calcining gypsum, that hardens when moistened and allowed to dry; used to make casts, molds and sculpture.
So that in fact, the drinkers of green tea, as it comes to the English market, indulge in a beverage of Chinese paint, and might imitate the paint by dissolving prussian blue and plaster of Paris in hot water.
1847, editorial staff, “Chemical Analysis of Tea”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 10, page 80:Treatment of an acute occult dislocation of the ankle consists of immobilization in a snugly fitting plaster-of-paris cast, with little padding.
1954 February 15, D. Keith Millett, Myron O. Henry, “Occult Ankle Dislocations”, in Modern Medicine, volume 22, number 4, Minneapolis, Minn.: Modern Medicine Publications, Inc., page 93:
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Synonyms
Translations (34)
ga plástar Pháras (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · da gips (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · pl gips sztukatorski (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · ca guix (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · de Stuckgips (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · ml പ്ലാസ്റ്റർ ഓഫ് പാരീസ് (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · el γύψος (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · nb gips (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · ota آلچی (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · sv gips (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · ru алебастр (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · it gesso (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · fi kipsi (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · ms plaster paris (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · tr alçı (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · fi kipsilaasti (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · hi गच (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · es yeso blanco (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · ro ghips (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · de Gips (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · fr plâtre (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · hu gipsz (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · ms kapur paris (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · hi प्लास्टर आफ पेरिस (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · de Gipsputz (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · de Gipsmörtel (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · pt gesso de Paris (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · th ปูนปลาสเตอร์ (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · nn gips (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · sco stookie (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · tl eskayola (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · nv hashtłʼish łigaaígíí (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · ko 소석고 (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) · cs sádra (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate)