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plas·ter·ing

(plăs′tər-ĭng)

1. A layer or coating of plaster.

2. Informal A resounding defeat; a beating.

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plastering

(ˈplɑːstərɪŋ)

(Building) a coating or layer of plaster

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Noun

plastering - the application of plaster

daubing

application, coating, covering - the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint";

pargeting, pargetting - ornamental plastering

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Bewurf

intonacatura

plastering

[ˈplɑːstərɪŋ] N → enlucido m

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plastering

(= plasterwork) → Verputz m, → Bewurf m; (action) → Verputzen nt

(= stucco) → Stuck m, → Stuckarbeit f, → Stuckatur f

(= application of plaster) → Gipsen nt; (Med) → Eingipsen nt

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I admired anew the economy and convenience of plastering, which so effectually shuts out the cold and takes a handsome finish, and I learned the various casualties to which the plasterer is liable.

At length the winter set in good earnest, just as I had finished plastering, and the wind began to howl around the house as if it had not had permission to do so till then.

The moles nested in my cellar, nibbling every third potato, and making a snug bed even there of some hair left after plastering and of brown paper; for even the wildest animals love comfort and warmth as well as man, and they survive the winter only because they are so careful to secure them.

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The plastering had here, in great measure, resisted the action of the fire - a fact which I attributed to its having been recently spread.

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I was then curious, indeed, to see it; and when I came to it, it was nothing but this: it was a timber house, or a house built, as we call it in England, with lath and plaster, but all this plastering was really China ware--that is to say, it was plastered with the earth that makes China ware.

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Use a plastering trowel to slide a good amount of the mixture onto the plasterer's hawk.

5 simple steps to repair a hole in a plastered wall

Scoop it out using your plastering trowel and press into the damaged area, scraping the trowel from the middle of the hole to the outside edge.

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The Local 46 also represents the booming reinforced concrete trade, which uses techniques similar to lath and plastering, but with heavier materials.