apply a plaster

used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs n a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. n a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling) n adhesive tape used in dressing wounds v apply a heavy coat to v cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on v affix conspicuously v apply a plaster cast to v coat with plaster v dress by covering with a therapeutic substance