aftercast
Americannoun
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a casting made from a mold that was itself made from an original casting.
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an exact impression, usually in plaster, made of a permanent mold or die after the production of castings is finished.
Etymology
Origin of aftercast
Example Sentences
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Too fast: Not that, but thus far, all with frailty, blest In one fair fall; but, for time's aftercast, Creatures all heft, hope, hazard, interest.
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