plaster cast

noun

1. any piece of sculpture reproduced in plaster of Paris.

plaster cast

noun

1. surgery a cast made of plaster of Paris See cast
2. a copy or mould of a sculpture or other object cast in plaster of Paris

Word History and Origins

Origin of plaster cast¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

He matched bullets to guns; he used plaster casts to identify footprints.

From Literature

He even ran a mile a day in a plaster cast for six weeks after an operation on his foot.

From BBC

A bad injury, and then photographs of him dancing in a nightclub with a plaster cast, saw the media turn on him.

From BBC

It was 21:00 before I was lying on a stretcher with the registrar inspecting my wound and replacing the plaster cast.

From BBC

"We escaped from danger into death," Kafarneh said outside the Shifa hospital in Gaza City, his head cut and a plaster cast running from his shoulder to his wrist.

From Reuters