Plasticine


[plas-tuh-seen] /ˈplæs təˌsin/

Trademark.
1.
a brand name for a synthetic material used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling.
/ˈplæstɪˌsiːn/
noun
1.
trademark a soft coloured material used, esp by children, for modelling

modeling clay substitute, 1897, from plastic (adj.) + -ine (2).

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