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plasterwork

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈplæstɚˌwɝk/
  • CMU ARPABET: P L AE1 S T ER0 W ER2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Architectural work executed in plaster.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: plastering

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • there were cracks in the plaster

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: plaster

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: surface

Narrower terms: pargeting, pargetting, pargetry

History

Etymology

From plaster + work.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 石膏裝飾 /石膏装饰 (shígāo zhuāngshì) — work in plaster
  • Finnish: kipsityö — work in plaster
  • German: Stuck — work in plaster
  • German: Verputz — work in plaster
  • Hungarian: vakolás — work in plaster
  • Hungarian: gipszelés — work in plaster
  • Polish: otynkowanie — work in plaster