life mask
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The masks were sculpted over Hawke’s life mask in clay and then a mold was made.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2022
Then hollow quills were placed in Kicking Bear’s nostrils, his face was covered in grease and plaster of Paris was applied to create a life mask.
From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2018
Even the life mask at the National Portrait Gallery is a 1917 rendering from Volk's 1860 cast, which is kept at the National Museum of American History in Washington.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2015
A replica of a life mask cast from the features of William Blake.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2011
He agrees to sit for a plaster "life" mask.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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