1
: an impression or cast made for use especially as evidence in a criminal investigation
2
: the taking of an impression for use as evidence in a criminal investigation
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The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences has medical illustrators skilled in moulage.
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John Kelly, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
An example of a wax moulage.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2015
Megan Stillwell, Klein High School junior, put the moulage makeup on each participant in the bus.
—Chevall Pryce, Houston Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2020
That's why all the prep work happens through a gate from the employee parking lot, where a pair of moulage artists pull latex wounds from ziplock bags and fix them to various body parts with plenty of adhesive.
—Jack Stewart, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2018
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John Kelly, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
An example of a wax moulage.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2015
Megan Stillwell, Klein High School junior, put the moulage makeup on each participant in the bus.
—Chevall Pryce, Houston Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2020
That's why all the prep work happens through a gate from the employee parking lot, where a pair of moulage artists pull latex wounds from ziplock bags and fix them to various body parts with plenty of adhesive.
—Jack Stewart, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2018
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“Moulage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moulage. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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moulage
noun
mou·lage
mü-ˈläzh 
: a mold of a lesion or defect used as a guide in applying medical treatment (as in radiotherapy) or in performing reconstructive surgery especially on the face
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