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1875–80; short for French moulage à cire perdue mold on lost wax
1875–80; short for French moulage à cire perdue mold on lost wax
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| —n | |
| a method of casting bronze, in which a mould is formed around a wax pattern, which is subsequently melted and drained away | |
| [literally: lost wax] | |
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