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plaster-of-Paris

plaster-of-Paris is the alternative form of plaster of Paris.

Meaning of plaster of Paris

Noun

plaster of Paris (uncountable)

  1. A hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, made by calcining gypsum, that hardens when moistened and allowed to dry; used to make casts, molds and sculpture.
    • So that in fact, the drinkers of green tea, as it comes to the Eng­lish market, indulge in a beverage of Chinese paint, and might imitate the paint by dissol­ving prussian blue and plaster of Paris in hot water.1847, editorial staff, “Chemical Analysis of Tea”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 10, page 80

Questions about plaster-of-Paris

What is plaster-of-Paris the alternative form of?
Plaster-of-Paris is the alternative form of plaster of Paris.

Words near plaster-of-Paris in the dictionary

  1. plaster ring
  2. plaster room
  3. plaster rooms
  4. plaster saint
  5. plaster saints
  6. plaster-of-Paris
  7. plaster-stone
  8. plasterable
  9. plasterboard
  10. plasterboarded
  11. plasterboarding

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