aftercast

American

[af-ter-kast, ahf-ter-kahst] / ˈæf tərˌkæst, ˈɑf tərˌkɑst /

noun

Foundry.

a casting made from a mold that was itself made from an original casting.
an exact impression, usually in plaster, made of a permanent mold or die after the production of castings is finished.

Etymology

Origin of aftercast

after + cast ( def. )

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aftercast

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.

From Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins Now First Published by Robert Seymour Bridges

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