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Plasticine

American  
[plas-tuh-seen] / ˈplæs təˌsin /
Trademark.
  1. a brand name for a synthetic material used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling.


Plasticine British  
/ ˈplæstɪˌsiːn /

noun

  1. a soft coloured material used, esp by children, for modelling

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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For his haunting 2013 puzzle game, The Swapper, Olli Harjola sculpted sets and characters out of Plasticine and then digitized them using a technique called photogrammetry.

From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024

Vulnerable young Instagram users can spend hours each day scrolling through photos and blaming themselves for not living up to the unrealistic, Plasticine standards of “beauty” that proliferate there.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2021

"If that proves too taxing, then they are asked to organise a fashion parade or make Plasticine models," he added.

From BBC ● May 9, 2013

SAT Sing and dance along to the music of the Beatles played by the Plasticine Porters, for all ages, lyrics and refreshments available, supports transitional housing for women in Seattle, 7:30 p.m.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2012

Fasten the beans round the doorways and the windows with glue or seccotine or Plasticine.

From Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities by E. (Edith) Nesbit

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