slip casting

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noun

a pottery-making process in which partially liquefied clay is poured into a plaster mold.

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Origin of slip casting

First recorded in 1900–05

Block 3F is slated for release in 2019, but who knows how much that will slip?
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But I have no desire to go on casting calls or any of that stuff.
Anastasia Ashley, Surfer-Cum-Model, Rides The Viral Internet Wave|James Joiner|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Less than a minute into her big break, Slate let slip a highly audible F-bomb instead of the scripted “freaking.”
The Curious Little Shell That Restarted Jenny Slate’s Career|Luke Hopping|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I know that Detroit is losing market share in auto sales, but how did they let the Motown sound slip out of their hands?
The Best Albums of 2014|Ted Gioia|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Most commentators have focused on the issue of race in the casting of the film.
Christian Bale: One Man's Moses Is Another Man's Terrorist|Candida Moss, Joel Baden|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Edna Pontellier, casting her eyes about, had finally kept them at rest upon the sea.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Q was a Queen, who wore a silk slip; R was a Robber, and wanted a whip.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
So my mother begged me to slip into the Rooms, with what was left, and try to get something back.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
The moon was coming up, and its mystic shimmer was casting a million lights across the distant, restless water.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Above, great standard electric lamps shed their white glare upon the eddying throng casting a myriad of grotesque shadows.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke