plaster of Paris
Example Sentences
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Heritage noticed some residue in the grooves — plaster of Paris, a clue that they had been used in a stereotype printing process developed in the 1830s.
From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022
"Looks like plaster of Paris or sort of a grayish beach sand."
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2022
"It was so cold the plaster of Paris wouldn't set at first. Luckily we got a few dry days and the protective jackets went on."
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2022
Beal’s castle was a hallucinatory, improbable cascade of car bumpers, endless Busch beer cans, plaster of Paris archways embedded with abalone shells and dolls, rusted car wheels and driftwood.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2019
He uses both rolls, then tells me to relax my leg and begins massaging the plaster of Paris around.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
