layer of plaster

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layer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈleɪ.ər/us
/ˈleɪ.ɚ/
a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of ...
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plaster
noun
uk
/ˈplɑː.stər/us
/ˈplæs.tɚ/
a substance that becomes hard as it dries and is used especially for spreading on walls and ceilings in order to give a ...
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(Definition oflayerandplasterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They were also covered with a thicklayerofplaster.
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The firstlayerofplasteris called a scratch coat.
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Workmen uncovered the frescoes under alayerofplasterwhile cleaning the ceiling.
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Bale walls are typically coated with a thicklayerofplaster, which provides a well-distributed thermal mass, active on a short-term (diurnal) cycle.
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In the latter case, the wall would be prepared with a thinlayerofplaster, which would show the design more clearly.
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All the brickwork is covered with a protectivelayerofplasterconsisting of a mixture of earth and rice husks.
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The rough walls were reworked with care and were covered with inscriptions; the floor was covered with a finelayerofplaster.
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Like the jackal, the shrine is also made of wood, with alayerofplastercovered with gold leaf.
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They then covered everything in alayerofplasterin order to affix other art work on top of the tympanum.
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They realize that not only are they in the maid's room but that the symbols remained on the walls under alayerofplaster.
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By 1917, a new manufacturing process produced boards with a singlelayerofplasterand paper that could be joined flush along a wall with a relatively smooth surface.
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The ornamental details of the interior have been lost under the layers of plaster.
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Solid granite columns were uncovered from under layers of plaster at the main entrance.
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The outer layers of plaster were removed, exposing mural work from the 18th century, which covers almost all of the walls of the main nave.
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