in plaster BrE
in a cast AmE

"I want him to have another week in plaster, so what would you like to do?"

She had been hurt enough to need to have her arm in plaster.

These are usually the people you see on the return flight with both legs in plaster.

A road barrier cast in plaster was made four years ago.

My break was not completely healed and would be in plaster for a further two weeks.

I had also spent two and a half months of 2007 with my leg in plaster, getting over a nasty break.

Also, a key was found encased in plaster at its base.

She made another model in plaster from which the bronze cast would be created.

Simon's left arm was in plaster from the hand to the elbow.

After this incident he had his leg in plaster for 2 months and spent one year learning to walk.

Though I think my arm will be in plaster.

A doctor asked permission for some medical students to see how the wrist was set in plaster.

White lines were drawn in plaster to mark the boundaries of the field.

Her left leg and both arms were covered in plaster casts.

His neck was kept in plaster for 45 days.

It is not constructed with wood but modeled in plaster.

He was encased in plaster and kept flat on his back for most of that period.

For a few, though, it will end in plaster.

The lid felt as if it had been dipped in plaster of Paris.

When my mum came out of hospital she was still in plaster and couldn't look after me.

Another man had his leg in plaster, recovering from a broken ankle.

But he also couldn't put back on these clothes covered in plaster dust.

Immediately after winning the Gold medal his hand was in plaster cast.

The bones were covered with tissue paper and dipped in plaster.

The floor is unfinished, while the walls and ceiling are covered in plaster.