plaster cast

noun

1
: a sculptor's model in plaster of paris
2
: a rigid dressing of gauze impregnated with plaster of paris

Examples of plaster cast in a Sentence

She had a plaster cast on her leg. The mask was made from a plaster cast of his face.
Recent Examples on the Web Nearly 50-year-old plaster casts of artist Nancy Youdelman’s hands, feet and face emerge from a grave of soil and heaps of white daisies, chrysanthemums, baby’s breath and stock that will dry over time. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024 And instead of having to be cut off like a traditional plaster cast, a RoboFabric cast could simply be softened and slid off once no longer needed. New Atlas, 23 July 2024 Some investigators made plaster casts of its prints, but those casts are top secret, probably locked away in federal vaults, Dalrymple said with a sly wink. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024 The man’s right ankle was encased in a plaster cast. Bill Morris, Detroit Free Press, 28 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for plaster cast 

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Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of plaster cast was in 1773

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“Plaster cast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaster%20cast. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

plaster cast

noun
: a rigid dressing of gauze filled with plaster of paris

Medical Definition

plaster cast

noun
: a rigid dressing of gauze impregnated with plaster of paris

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