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

When the theory of drafting has been learned, and the shapes and proportions of a pattern and its derivatives are understood, “moulage” or 304 modelling on the figure in muslin, should be attempted; though, be it remembered, “moulage” should not be regarded as a substitute for drafting, but as its necessary accompaniment, for it affords opportunity for eye training, and for learning how and where at certain points the material should be stretched or held easily on the figure.

From Project Gutenberg