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

A plaster cast worn by Kobe Bryant.

From Los Angeles Times

He now uses a respirator mask for about 17 hours a day: "I don't remember much about being in the iron lung. I was also placed in a head-to-toe plaster cast initially as the thought was that this would prevent my limbs from becoming deformed," says Mr Porteous, who is the regional president of the British Polio Fellowship.

From BBC

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

In 1868 a plaster cast was made of the stone and deposited in the Smithsonian Institution.

From Slate