Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plaister

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: plais-ter
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of plaster.

Obsolete

verb

Alternative form of plaster.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"My Lord Sebaſtian, / The truth you ſpeake doth lacke ſome gentleneſſe, / And time to ſpeake it in: you rub the ſore, / When you ſhould bring the plaiſter."
"‘Why then, upon my Soul,’ cries Benjamin, ‘it would require a great deal of Art to keep you from being well after a very few Dreſſings; and if you will ſuffer me to apply ſome Salve of mine, I will anſwer for the Succeſs.’ Jones gave his Conſent, and the Plaiſter was applied accordingly."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

plaisters (plural) plaisters (present, singular) plaistering (participle, present) plaistered (participle, past) plaistered (past)

Questions

What does plaister mean?: Alternative form of plaster.

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