Plaster Cast Definition

noun
A copy or mold of a statue or other object, cast in plaster of Paris.
Webster's New World
A rigid cast to hold a fractured bone in place and prevent movement, made by wrapping the limb or part with a bandage of gauze soaked in wet plaster of Paris.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • plaster bandage
  • cast

Other Word Forms of Plaster Cast

Noun

Singular:
plaster cast
Plural:
plaster-casts

Plaster Cast Sentence Examples

  • A plaster cast of the type is, when dry, saturated with shellac varnish and redried.

  • Among plants from Lower Triassic strata there are a few which form connecting links with the older Permo-Carboniferous flora; of these we have a species, described by Blanckenhon as Sigillaria oculina, which may be correctly referred to that genus, although an inspection of a plaster-cast of the type-specimen in the Berlin Bergakademie left some doubt as to the sufficiency of the evidence for adopting the generic name Sigillaria.

  • Full weight bearing can be allowed without crutches, splint or plaster cast.

  • The impressive thing about this case was that Jerry made a plaster-cast of the footprint.

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