English

Noun

plaster cast ‎(plural plaster casts)

1. (surgery) A cast made of a stiff material (often plaster of Paris and gauze) in order to immobilize a broken bone for the period of healing.
2. A copy of a piece of art or other object cast in plaster.

   The police got a plaster cast of the suspect's footprint.

Synonyms

• cast
• plaster
• (chiefly East Midlands) pot

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