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Plasticine

American  
[plas-tuh-seen] / ˈplæs təˌsin /
Trademark.
  1. a brand name for a synthetic material used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling.


Plasticine British  
/ ˈplæstɪˌsiːn /

noun

  1. a soft coloured material used, esp by children, for modelling

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Today, he makes brightly colored, highly animated papier-mâché face coverings that he builds by layering strips of recycled newspaper dipped in a flour, water and salt paste over Plasticine forms.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2024

The animation technique used in both that short film and the ads, like most of Vinton’s work, was stop-motion, using Plasticine clay, ushering in what might be called the golden age of clay animation.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2022

"If that proves too taxing, then they are asked to organise a fashion parade or make Plasticine models," he added.

From BBC • May 9, 2013

I'm pondering a William Mitchell-size take on Street View's little yellow man; provided I can get enough Plasticine in time.

From The Guardian • Nov. 28, 2012

But except as mortar Plasticine should be shunned.

From Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities by Nesbit, E. (Edith)

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