cottle

noun

cot·​tle

ˈkätᵊl,

-ätᵊl

plural -s

1

: a band or wall typically of clay that encircles an object to be molded and determines the outer extremity of the completed mold

2

: a cylinder usually of waterproof paper used for retaining plaster-of-paris slurry around a mold or form

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