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semiplastic

American

[sem-ee-plas-tik, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm iˈplæs tɪk, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

adjective

imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.

Etymology

Origin of semiplastic

First recorded in 1850–55; semi- + plastic

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semiplastic

The various parts of the figure have been modeled separately and set together while the material was in a plastic or semiplastic condition.

From Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 by Holmes, William Henry

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