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plaster of Paris
A fine white powder (calcium sulphate hemihydrate) which, when mixed with water, forms fully hydrated calcium sulphate, a white solid. Widely used by sculptors for moulds and preliminary casts.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Art history
- Category: General art history
- Company: Tate
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- genart
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