moulage

American  

[moo-lahzh] / muˈlɑʒ /

noun

1. the making of a mold, especially with plaster of Paris, of objects, footprints, tire tracks, etc., as for the purpose of identification.

2. the mold itself.

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Etymology

Origin of moulage

1900–05; < French, equivalent to moul ( er ) to mold (derivative of moule mold ¹ ) + -age -age

Example Sentences

Moulage Guindo, the mayor of Bankass, the nearest town, said the attack occurred at around the time of the first call to prayer of the new year and targeted the Fulani part of Koulogon.

From The Guardian

Furnished with storylines and caked in the bloody plaster known as moulage, role-playing actors help prepare police, fire, and emergency medical services for attacks.

From Slate

Wax moulage from a class taught by future Morbid Anatomy Museum artist-in-residence Eleanor Crook.

From The Verge

From left: Plaster-cast sculptures at Atelier de Moulage; the current playbill for Cinéma Nova.

From New York Times

If finer touches are needed, they are of the nature of “moulage,” or modelling; the different parts of the pattern retain their balance and relative proportions, and the length of the operation is much shortened.

From Project Gutenberg