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Gips

gypsum, plaster of Paris

noun GIPS Rare
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Origin: from Greek gypsos

Also means

plaster cast

Usage Note

Gips denotes both the mineral and the quick-setting plaster made from it. In everyday speech it also means a medical cast, as in den Arm in Gips haben.

Examples

"Die Risse in der Wand füllen wir mit Gips."

Natural Translation

We fill the cracks in the wall with plaster.

Literal Translation

The cracks in the wall fill we with gypsum.

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