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slipcasting

slipcasting noun: a technique for the mass-production of pottery, especially for shapes not easily made on a wheel. Also the present participle and gerund of slipcast.

Noun

slipcasting (plural slipcastings)

  1. (uncountable) A technique for the mass-production of pottery, especially for shapes not easily made on a wheel
  2. (countable) A piece of pottery made by this technique
    • It takes about a week and a half from the time you select the model you want copied till you have twenty slipcastings completed, fired, and ready for paint.1989, Thurston James, The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook, →ISBN, page 85

Also used as

slipcasting is also the present participle and gerund of slipcast.

Forms of slipcasting

pluralslipcastings
alternative formslip casting
alternative formslip-casting

Origin of slipcasting

From slip + casting.

Questions about slipcasting

What does slipcasting mean?
Slipcasting means a technique for the mass-production of pottery, especially for shapes not easily made on a wheel.
What part of speech is slipcasting?
Slipcasting is a noun.
What is the plural of slipcasting?
The plural of slipcasting is slipcastings.

Words near slipcasting in the dictionary

  1. slipcase
  2. slipcased
  3. slipcases
  4. slipcasing
  5. slipcasings
  6. slipcasting
  7. slipcastings
  8. slipcoat
  9. slipcover
  10. slipcovered
  11. slipcovers

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