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plaster cast
noun
1
: a sculptor's model in plaster of paris
2
: a rigid dressing of gauze impregnated with plaster of paris
Examples of plaster cast in a Sentence
She had a plaster cast on her leg.
The mask was made from a plaster cast of his face.
Recent Examples on the Web
For his bag design, the botanical artist created a plaster cast by imprinting soil with plants and wire mesh.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
Nearly 50-year-old plaster casts of artist Nancy Youdelman’s hands, feet and face emerge from a grave of soil and heaps of white daisies, chrysanthemums, baby’s breath and stock that will dry over time.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
And instead of having to be cut off like a traditional plaster cast, a RoboFabric cast could simply be softened and slid off once no longer needed.
—New Atlas, 23 July 2024
Some investigators made plaster casts of its prints, but those casts are top secret, probably locked away in federal vaults, Dalrymple said with a sly wink.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Plaster cast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaster%20cast. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
plaster cast
noun
: a rigid dressing of gauze filled with plaster of paris
Medical Definition
plaster cast
noun
: a rigid dressing of gauze impregnated with plaster of paris
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