Plaster-cast
noun
1.
any piece of sculpture reproduced in plaster of Paris.
noun
1.
(surgery) a cast made of plaster of Paris See cast (sense 40)
2.
a copy or mould of a sculpture or other object cast in plaster of Paris
plaster cast n.
See cast.
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