in plaster
idiom
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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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Restoration workers made an impression of the ram's head pieces for a silicone mold, which allowed the casting of final pieces in plaster, Barbossa said.
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Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2024
The two-story build sits on about half an acre with four bedrooms plus two-and-a-half baths in a tent-like structure that’s finished in plaster and dark wood trim.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
The first snap revealed the unfinished exterior of her abode that was still covered in plaster and surrounded by leveled dirt.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
Traditional sculptors working in America during the 19th and most of the 20th centuries typically modeled their sculptures in clay and then cast them in plaster.
—John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
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Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2024
The two-story build sits on about half an acre with four bedrooms plus two-and-a-half baths in a tent-like structure that’s finished in plaster and dark wood trim.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
The first snap revealed the unfinished exterior of her abode that was still covered in plaster and surrounded by leveled dirt.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
Traditional sculptors working in America during the 19th and most of the 20th centuries typically modeled their sculptures in clay and then cast them in plaster.
—John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
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“In plaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20plaster. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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