a fancy plaster

[piousoul]

"A talent? You mean a hobby, don't you?" Asked the nurse, as she put a fancy plaster around my finger.
"You could say that," Mum said to the nurse, while giving my knee a squeeze. "She's on the hunt for something to be good at."


For a start, is a fancy plaster an English term equal to a fancy band for Americans?

Second, is a squeeze here somewhat equivalent to a little pinch? Thanks.

[Ouisch]

A fancy bandage (or Band-Aid) in AmE.

The squeeze to the knee was not really a pinch; the Mom gripped her daughter's knee for a moment and squeezed (sort of like you do to a hand during a handshake). It is a gesture of comfort or reassurance.

[piousoul]

Originally Posted by Ouisch

A fancy bandage (or Band-Aid) in AmE.

The squeeze to the knee was not really a pinch; the Mom gripped her daughter's knee for a moment and squeezed (sort of like you do to a hand during a handshake). It is a gesture of comfort or reassurance.

Thank you again, Ouisch. I got it.