death mask

noun

: a cast taken from the face of a dead person

Examples of death mask in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In a corner, on a small table, stood a display case with Lenin’s death mask. Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2017 During the night, two layers of plaster of Paris were placed on his face resulting in a death mask. Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024 Bars from one of Smith’s jail cells, his death mask, and the official document incorporating Nauvoo add touches of realism to a fantastic story. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024 He is commemorated in a village museum displaying his death mask. Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for death mask 

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Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of death mask was in 1838

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“Death mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20mask. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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