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Plaster of Paris   /plˈæstər əv pˈɛrɪs/   Listen
Plaster of Paris

noun
1.
Any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs.  Synonym: plaster.






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"Plaster of Paris" Quotes from Famous Books



... a room was once prepared, and models in plaster of Paris, the annual expense of such an academy need stand the pubic in above two ...
— The Querist • George Berkeley



Words linked to "Plaster of Paris" :   plaster, calcium sulfate, gesso, calcium sulphate, gypsum



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