Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plaster of paris

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: plas-ter of -paris
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, made by calcining gypsum, that hardens when moistened and allowed to dry; used to make casts, molds and sculpture.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"Treatment of an acute occult dislocation of the ankle consists of immobilization in a snugly fitting plaster-of-paris cast, with little padding."

Etymology

So named after a large gypsum deposit at Montmartre, Paris.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

plaster-of-Paris (alternative)

Synonyms

gypsum plaster plaster

Questions

What does plaster of paris mean?: A hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, made by calcining gypsum, that hardens when moistened and allowed to dry; used to make casts, molds and sculpture.
Where does plaster of paris come from?: So named after a large gypsum deposit at Montmartre, Paris.

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