life mask

American  

noun

1. a cast of the face of a living person.

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life mask British  

noun

1. a cast taken from the face of a living person, usually using plaster of Paris

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Example Sentences

The masks were sculpted over Hawke’s life mask in clay and then a mold was made.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2022

But almost two centuries later, the life mask - or something like it - could be making a comeback.

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

They were making a life mask with a purpose.

From Washington Post

Sarka partially removed his life mask, and testing the atmosphere of the place, found it capable of being breathed without the mask.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 by Bates, Harry