plasterwork

noun

1. （天花板的）石膏装饰图案
   the dry plaster on ceilings when it has been formed into shapes and patterns for decoration

1. Exterior or interior plasterwork used as three-dimensional ornamentation, as a smooth paintable surface, or as a wet ground for fresco painting.
   室内外的装饰灰泥，可作立体装饰、光滑的油漆表面或壁画的湿底面。
2. Exquisite tiles and plasterwork represent wealth of the house owner.
   如果房檐上有精美的彩瓷装饰，说明这家主人祖上非常富有。
3. It is used to make molds and casts for ceramics and sculptures, to precast and hold ornamental plasterwork on ceilings and cornices, and for orthopedic bandages ( casts).
   可用于制作陶器的模具和雕塑艺术品等，也可预制装饰构件固定在天花板和檐口上，还可用于整形外科的模子。

noun

1. a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)
   1. there were cracks in the plaster

   Synonym:    plaster