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
The man’s right ankle was encased in a plaster cast.
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Bill Morris, Detroit Free Press, 28 Jan. 2024
Enlarge / Location of plaster casts from Porta Nola.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2023
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth's Relationship Timeline Drive-Away Dolls stars Qualley and Viswanathan as a pair of lesbian friends trekking south to Florida while toting sensitive materials, including what turns out to be dildos from Tiffany’s plaster casts, in their drive-away vehicle.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
Some trackers like to make plaster casts of tracks out of Plaster of Paris.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2024
Bulldozer operator Jerry Crew made a plaster cast of one of the footprints and showed it to reporters.
—Daniel T. Ksepka, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
Montagut walks readers through Paris’s flea markets, shows off his beloved plaster cast collection and takes readers through private homes, ateliers and antiques shops around France.
—John Wogan Laura Bannister Tariro Mzezewa Elissa Suh Dana Covit Jameson Montgomery, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
Famed archaeologist Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald hid the collection from the invaders for the next three years, at one point swapping the skulls for plaster casts for fear of plunder.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
The fracture was so complicated that I was encased in a plaster cast up to my hip.
—Werner Herzog, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
Bill Morris, Detroit Free Press, 28 Jan. 2024
Enlarge / Location of plaster casts from Porta Nola.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2023
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth's Relationship Timeline Drive-Away Dolls stars Qualley and Viswanathan as a pair of lesbian friends trekking south to Florida while toting sensitive materials, including what turns out to be dildos from Tiffany’s plaster casts, in their drive-away vehicle.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
Some trackers like to make plaster casts of tracks out of Plaster of Paris.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2024
Bulldozer operator Jerry Crew made a plaster cast of one of the footprints and showed it to reporters.
—Daniel T. Ksepka, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
Montagut walks readers through Paris’s flea markets, shows off his beloved plaster cast collection and takes readers through private homes, ateliers and antiques shops around France.
—John Wogan Laura Bannister Tariro Mzezewa Elissa Suh Dana Covit Jameson Montgomery, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
Famed archaeologist Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald hid the collection from the invaders for the next three years, at one point swapping the skulls for plaster casts for fear of plunder.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
The fracture was so complicated that I was encased in a plaster cast up to my hip.
—Werner Herzog, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
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“Plaster cast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaster%20cast. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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