moulage
Americannoun
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the making of a mold, especially with plaster of Paris, of objects, footprints, tire tracks, etc., as for the purpose of identification.
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the mold itself.
Etymology
Origin of moulage
1900–05; < French, equivalent to moul ( er ) to mold (derivative of moule mold 1 ) + -age -age
Example Sentences
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Furnished with storylines and caked in the bloody plaster known as moulage, role-playing actors help prepare police, fire, and emergency medical services for attacks.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2018
Wax moulage from a class taught by future Morbid Anatomy Museum artist-in-residence Eleanor Crook.
From The Verge • Jun. 29, 2014
One is to make shadow records of the profile ; another is to take facial measurements with an instrument called the dento-profile scale; another is "facial moulage," a life mask.
From Time Magazine Archive
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