in plaster
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: in a hard covering that protects a broken bone and allows it to heal : in a plaster cast
Her arm is in plaster.
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Inspired by a fierce muse, the striking bas-relief mural was crafted entirely in plaster by Segreto Finishes from a sketch by the designer, evoking iconic French luxury brands like Cartier and Lanvin.
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Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
In the nineteen-forties, in support of the war effort, the Circle announced that the prize would be cast in plaster instead of metal.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
His breakthrough short movie-sculpture-painting, Men Getting Sick (1960), involved casting his own head in plaster, and applying more of the glop to the screen.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Listen to this article For the first six years of his head coaching career, Tom Craft arrived at Palomar College’s football practices bleary-eyed and covered in plaster and drywall dust.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
In the nineteen-forties, in support of the war effort, the Circle announced that the prize would be cast in plaster instead of metal.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
His breakthrough short movie-sculpture-painting, Men Getting Sick (1960), involved casting his own head in plaster, and applying more of the glop to the screen.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Listen to this article For the first six years of his head coaching career, Tom Craft arrived at Palomar College’s football practices bleary-eyed and covered in plaster and drywall dust.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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“In plaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20plaster. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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