plaster cast
Word forms: plaster casts
1. countable noun
A plaster cast is a cover made of plaster of Paris which is used to protect a broken bone by keeping part of the body stiff.
A few years ago I broke my leg and had a plaster cast on up to my hip.
2. countable noun
A plaster cast is a copy of a statue or other object, made from plaster of Paris.
...a plaster cast of the Venus de Milo. [+ of]
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