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
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
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
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