Plaster: 6 definitions

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Plaster means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Christianity, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Ambiguity: Although Plaster has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Plastara.

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In Hinduism

Shilpashastra (iconography)

Plaster (being applied to walls) was commonly used as the basis for a Canvas in the ancient Indian art of Painting (citra), and can be denoted by the Sanskrit terms Kuḍya or Bhitta.—In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, it is suggested that before going to start Painting on walls one should plaster a wall. For the process of kuḍya i.e., plastering on a wall, the painter needs iṣṭakācūrṇa i.e., powder of bricks and mṛd i.e., clay as basic ingredients. To prepare this at first the powder of three kinds of brick and one third of clay should be mixed. [...] In the Mānasollāsa also, lime is prescribed to make a canvas. [...] When the paste is completely dried up, it will be ready for use as plaster and the painters can apply this on a wall according to their necessity.

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)
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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Plaster in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) plaster; —[kiya hua] plastered..—plaster (प्लास्टर) is alternatively transliterated as Plāsṭara.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Nepali dictionary

Plaster is another spelling for प्लास्टर [plāsṭara].—n. plaster;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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