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plaster cast

–noun

any piece of sculpture reproduced in plaster of Paris.

[Origin: 1815–25

]

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cast   (kāst) Pronunciation Key
v.   cast, cast·ing, casts

v.   tr.

1. To throw (something, especially something light): The angler cast the line.
2. To throw with force; hurl: waves that cast driftwood far up on the shore. See Synonyms at throw.
3. To roll or throw (dice, for example).
4. To draw (lots).
5. To choose actors for (a play, for example).
6. To assign a certain role to (an actor): cast her as the lead.
7. To assign an actor to (a part): cast each role carefully.
To shed; molt.
To throw forth; drop: cast anchor.
To throw on the ground, as in wrestling.
To deposit or indicate (a ballot or vote).
To turn or direct: All eyes were cast upon the speaker.
To cause to fall onto or over something or in a certain direction, as if by throwing: candles casting light; cast aspersions on my character; findings that cast doubt on our hypothesis.
To bestow; confer: "The government I cast upon my brother" (Shakespeare).
1. To roll or throw (dice, for example).
2. To draw (lots).
3. To choose actors for (a play, for example).
4. To assign a certain role to (an actor): cast her as the lead.
5. To assign an actor to (a part): cast each role carefully.
To give birth to prematurely: The cow cast a calf.
To cause (hunting hounds) to scatter and circle in search of a lost scent.
1. To choose actors for (a play, for example).
2. To assign a certain role to (an actor): cast her as the lead.
3. To assign an actor to (a part): cast each role carefully.
To form (liquid metal, for example) into a particular shape by pouring into a mold.
To give a form to; arrange: decided to cast the book in three parts.
To contrive; devise: cast a plan.
To calculate or compute; add up (a column of figures).
To calculate astrologically: cast my horoscope.
To warp; twist: floorboards cast by age.
Nautical To turn (a ship); change to the opposite tack.

v. intr.

To throw something, especially to throw out a lure or bait at the end of a fishing line.
To add a column of figures; make calculations.
To make a conjecture or a forecast.
To receive form or shape in a mold.
To become warped.
To search for a lost scent in hunting with hounds.
Nautical
1. To veer to leeward from a former course; fall off.
2. To put about; tack.
To choose actors for the parts in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.
Obsolete To estimate; conjecture.

1. The act or an instance of casting or throwing.
2. The distance thrown.
3. A throwing of a fishing line or net into the water.
4. The line or net thrown.
5. A throw of dice.
6. The number thrown.
7. A direction or expression of the eyes.
8. A slight squint.
9. The act of pouring molten material into a mold.
10. The amount of molten material poured into a mold at a single operation.
11. Something formed by this means: The sculpture was a bronze cast.
1. A throwing of a fishing line or net into the water.
2. The line or net thrown.
3. A throw of dice.
4. The number thrown.
5. A direction or expression of the eyes.
6. A slight squint.
7. The act of pouring molten material into a mold.
8. The amount of molten material poured into a mold at a single operation.
9. Something formed by this means: The sculpture was a bronze cast.
1. A throw of dice.
2. The number thrown.
3. A direction or expression of the eyes.
4. A slight squint.
5. The act of pouring molten material into a mold.
6. The amount of molten material poured into a mold at a single operation.
7. Something formed by this means: The sculpture was a bronze cast.
A stroke of fortune or fate; lot.
1. A direction or expression of the eyes.
2. A slight squint.
3. The act of pouring molten material into a mold.
4. The amount of molten material poured into a mold at a single operation.
5. Something formed by this means: The sculpture was a bronze cast.
Something, such as molted skin, that is thrown off, out, or away.
The addition of a column of figures; calculation.
A conjecture; a forecast.
1. The act of pouring molten material into a mold.
2. The amount of molten material poured into a mold at a single operation.
3. Something formed by this means: The sculpture was a bronze cast.
An impression formed in a mold or matrix; a mold: a cast of her face made in plaster.
A rigid dressing, usually made of gauze and plaster of Paris, used to immobilize an injured body part, as in a fracture or dislocation. Also called plaster cast.
The form in which something is made or constructed; arrangement: the close-set cast of her features.
Outward form or look; appearance: a suit of stylish cast.
Sort; type: fancied himself to be of a macho cast.
An inclination; tendency: her thoughtful cast of mind.
The actors in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.
A slight trace of color; a tinge.
A distortion of shape.
The circling of hounds to pick up a scent in hunting.
A pair of hawks released by a falconer at one time. See Synonyms at flock¹.
To make a search; look: had to cast about for an hour, looking for a good campsite.
To devise means; contrive.
To discard; reject: cast off old clothing.
To let go; set loose: cast off a boat; cast off a line.
To make the last row of stitches in knitting.
Printing To estimate the space a mansucript will occupy when set into type.

Phrasal Verb(s):
cast about/around

To make a search; look: had to cast about for an hour, looking for a good campsite.
To devise means; contrive.

cast off

To discard; reject: cast off old clothing.
To let go; set loose: cast off a boat; cast off a line.
To make the last row of stitches in knitting.
Printing To estimate the space a mansucript will occupy when set into type.

cast on
To make the first row of stitches in knitting.
cast out
To drive out by force; expel.

Idiom(s):
cast (one's) lot with
To join or side with for better or worse.

[Middle English casten, from Old Norse kasta.]

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plaster cast
n.

A sculptured mold or cast in plaster of Paris.
See cast.

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plaster cast
noun
bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal [syn: cast]

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plaster cast n.
See cast.

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