Anagrams of: PALESTRA

• a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes

• a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings

• any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs

• a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.

• a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)

• adhesive tape used in dressing wounds

• apply a heavy coat to

• cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on

• affix conspicuously

• apply a plaster cast to

• coat with plaster

• dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

• a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together

• a collection of Psalms for liturgical use

• having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides

• (of insects) without wings

• the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities

• one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm

• be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

• a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold)