"plastery" meaning in English

See plastery in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more plastery [comparative], most plastery [superlative]
Etymology: From plaster + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|plaster|y}} plaster + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} plastery (comparative more plastery, superlative most plastery)
  1. Of the nature of plaster.
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