PLASTER SAINT

Meaning of PLASTER SAINT in English

noun

: one depicted or regarded as a person without human failings

classed as nondelinquents, although they were no plaster saints — Newsweek

author's knowledge of humanity runs too deep for him to paint a plaster saint — Gerald Walker

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PLASTER SAINT — noun Date: 1890 a person without human failings
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLASTER SAINT — Date: 1890 : a person without human failings
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLASTER SAINT — Function: noun Date: 1890 : a person without human failings
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PLASTER SAINT — ■ noun a person who makes a show of being without moral faults or human weakness, especially in a hypocritical …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLASTER SAINT — [plaster saint] n (1890): a person without human failings
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLASTER SAINT — noun a person who tries to appear to have no moral faults or weaknesses, especially when this appearance is false
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAINT — Saint James: One of the 12 apostles, he was a member of the inner circle of Jesus Christs disciples. He …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
SAINT
Английский словарь Британика
SAINT — I. ˈsānt, when a name follows (|)sānt or sə̇nt, when a name follows that begins with a consonant chiefly Brit …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLASTER — I. ˈplastə(r), -laas-, -lais-, -lȧs- noun also plais·ter ˈplās- ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English plaster, plastre, from Old English, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAINT — (v. i.) To act or live as a saint.
Английский словарь Webster
SAINT — (v. t.) To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of the pope; …
Английский словарь Webster
SAINT — ( v. t. ) To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT — ( v. i. ) To act or live as a saint.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT — — saintless , adj. /saynt/ , n. 1. any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLASTER — — plasterer , n. — plasteriness , n. — plasterlike, plastery , adj. /plas"teuhr, plah"steuhr/ , n. 1. a composition, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT — v. recognize as a saint; canonize, add to the list of saints officially recognized by the Christian Church
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SAINT — I. ˈsānt, before a name (ˌ)sānt or sənt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French seint, saint, from Late Latin sanctus, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLASTER — I. ˈplas-tər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin emplastrum, from Greek emplastron, from emplassein to plaster on, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAINT — noun one canonized by the church. 2. saint ·vi to act or live as a saint. 3. saint ·noun one …
Webster English vocab
PLASTER — vt to cover with a plaster, as a wound or sore. 2. plaster ·vt to overlay or cover with plaster, …
Webster English vocab
SAINT — [saint] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. LL sanctus, fr. L, sacred, fr. pp. of sancire to make sacred--more at sacred] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLASTER — [plas.ter] n [ME, fr. OE, fr. L emplastrum, fr. Gk emplastron, fr. emplassein to plaster on, fr. en- + plassein …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAINT — a person believed to be connected in a special manner with what is viewed as sacred reality, such as God, …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLASTER — a pasty composition (as of lime or gypsum, water, and sand) that hardens on drying and is used for coating …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAINT : — as a title with a personal name, see under personal name (e.g., Cyprian, Saint). As a part of a place-name …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAINT — saint, Saint strong form BrE AmE seɪnt , weak form s ə n t —but in French names sæ̃ —French …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SAINT — / seɪnt; NAmE ; or, in British use before names, snt/ noun 1. ( abbr. S , St ) a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLASTER — / ˈplɑːstə(r); NAmE ˈplæs-/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] a substance made of lime , water …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAINT — saint /seɪnt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Late Latin sanctus , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLASTER — I. plas ‧ ter 1 /ˈplɑːstə $ ˈplæstər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 900-1000 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: emplastrum …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAINT — n. & v. --n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1 a holy or (in some Churches) a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLASTER — n. & v. --n. 1 a soft pliable mixture esp. of lime putty with sand or Portland cement etc. for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAINT — n. & v. n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1 a holy or (in some Churches) a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLASTER — n. & v. n. 1 a soft pliable mixture esp. of lime putty with sand or Portland cement etc. for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAINT — n. & v. --n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1. a holy or (in some Churches) a …
Oxford English vocab
PLASTER — n. & v. --n. 1. a soft pliable mixture esp. of lime putty with sand or Portland cement etc. for …
Oxford English vocab
SAINT — The title is usually pronounced /sənt/. ( saints) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLASTER — ( plasters, plastering, plastered) 1. Plaster is a smooth paste made of sand, lime, and water which goes hard when …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAINT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES patron saint ▪ St. Christopher, the patron saint of travellers saint's day the patience of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLASTER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SAINT — abbreviation St [noun] [C] - (the title given to) a person who has received an official honour from the Christian, …
Cambridge English vocab
PLASTER — (SUBSTANCE) [noun] [U] - a substance which becomes hard as it dries and is used esp. for spreading on walls …
Cambridge English vocab
SAINT
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLASTER — Synonyms and related words : Ace bandage, Band-Aid, Portland cement, Spackle, adherent, adhesive, adhesive tape, adobe, application, ashlar, band, bandage, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAINT — A piece of spoilt timber in a coach-maker's shop, like a saint, devoted to the flames. SAINT GEOFFREY'S DAY. Never, …
Slang English vocab
PLASTER — I. noun 1 smooth covering for a wall ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ cracked , crumbling , peeling … OF PLASTER ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SAINT — n. 25B6; noun . See list. hagio-. Saints and Their Feast Days Agatha 5 February Agnes of Bohemia 2 March …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLASTER — n. 25B6; noun the plaster covering the bricks : PLASTERWORK, stucco, pargeting; trademark Artex. a statuette made of plaster : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLASTER — 1. сущ. 1) штукатурка to apply, daub plaster ≈ штукатурить to apply, daub plaster to a wall ≈ штукатурить стену …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SAINT — saint.ogg 1. seınt n 1. 1> рел. святой; праведник Buddhist saints - буддистские святые saint's day - день ( какого-л. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLASTER — plaster.ogg 1. ʹplɑ:stə n 1. 1> стр. штукатурка ( для внутренних работ ); замазка; шпаклёвка wall plaster - стенная штукатурка …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLASTER — 1) штукатурка; штукатурный раствор; строительный гипс || штукатурить 2) двойная корка ( дефект слитка ) • to gage plaster — …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PLASTER — 1) штукатурка; штукатурный раствор; строительный гипс || штукатурить 2) двойная корка (дефект слитка) • to gage plaster — вносить добавки в штукатурный раствор; to …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PLASTER — 1) гипсовать 2) штукатурить 3) штукатурка 4) штукатурный раствор • to apply plaster — наносить штукатурку brown plaster coat — второй намет штукатурки gypsum wall plaster — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PLASTER — plaster сущ.1) штукатурка to apply, daub plaster — штукатурить to apply, daub plaster to a wall — штукатурить стену crumbling, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SAINT — 1. [seınt] n 1. 1) рел. святой; праведник Buddhist ~s - буддистские святые ~'s day - день ( какого-л. ) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SAINT — 1. seınt n 1. 1> рел. святой; праведник Buddhist saints - буддистские святые saint's day - день ( какого-л. ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PLASTER — 1. ʹplɑ:stə n 1. 1> стр. штукатурка ( для внутренних работ ); замазка; шпаклёвка wall plaster - стенная штукатурка dentist's …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PLASTER — 1. сущ. 1) штукатурка to apply, daub plaster — штукатурить to apply, daub plaster to a wall — штукатурить стену …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PLASTER — 1. сущ. 1) штукатурка to apply, daub plaster — штукатурить to apply, daub plaster to a wall — штукатурить стену crumbling, falling plaster — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PLASTER — 1. _n. 1> штукатурка; - plaster of Paris 2> пластырь 2. _v. 1> штукатурить; The holes in the wall had …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PLASTER — 1. n. 1. штукатурка; - plaster of Paris 2. пластырь 2. v. 1. штукатурить; The holes in the wall had …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PLASTER — 1) строительный гипс 2) штукатурка, штукатурный раствор (для внутренних работ) 3) штукатурить; заделывать, замазывать • to apply the plaster — наносить штукатурку to dub the …
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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