plaster cast

American  

noun

1. any piece of sculpture reproduced in plaster of Paris.

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plaster cast British  

noun

1. surgery a cast made of plaster of Paris See cast

2. a copy or mould of a sculpture or other object cast in plaster of Paris

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Etymology

Origin of plaster cast

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

Plaster cast from a carbon print of Kenilworth, showing the relief, taken in 1864, by J. W. Swan.

From The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years by Werge, John