plâtre

French

noun
Definitions
  • plaster, plaster of Paris (the building material)
  • plaster, cast (supportive and immobilising device)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French plâtre inherited from Old French plastre inherited from Latin *plastrum, emplastrum (plaster, a plaster, bandage) derived from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον (salve, daub, plaster).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἔμπλαστρον

Gloss

salve, daub, plaster

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