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noun
decorative or structural work made of plaster, especially on walls and ceilings
The ornate plasterwork on the ceiling dated from the Georgian era.
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Compound of plaster (from Old English plaster and Medieval Latin plastrum, from Latin emplastrum, from Ancient Greek emplastron 'salve, plaster') + work.
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