plaster cast
noun
any piece of sculpture reproduced in plaster of Paris.
plaster casts
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pluralof plaster cast.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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An army of people would spend a week or two searching for tiger tracks and making tracings or plaster casts of the left hind foot.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
In 1993, to raise awareness about breast cancer, she made plaster casts of hundreds of women’s torsos and placed them in a cemetery-like installation on a lawn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
Hundreds of plaster casts of transgender and non-binary people have been unveiled as the latest installation on the Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth in central London.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024
In terms of chemical composition, the bones in the plaster casts bore the greatest resemblance to cremated remains.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 22, 2023
The tradition in academic training has been, since the late seventeenth century, to draw first from plaster casts and then turn to models.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
