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.
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Elsewhere, this same motif is re-created from plaster casts of marine rope alternating with teak inserts.
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
Pompeii superintendent Medeo Maiuri excavated the victims in 1961, originally found in three smaller groups, although today the plaster casts are displayed in a line.
—ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
His legs were broken, straightened, then reset in plaster casts.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 8 May 2026
Ditto picking up her ashes and the plaster cast of her paw print.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
Pompeii superintendent Medeo Maiuri excavated the victims in 1961, originally found in three smaller groups, although today the plaster casts are displayed in a line.
—ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
His legs were broken, straightened, then reset in plaster casts.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 8 May 2026
Ditto picking up her ashes and the plaster cast of her paw print.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Plaster cast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaster%20cast. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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