plaster of Paris
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plaster of Paris
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So named after a large gypsum deposit at Montmartre, Paris.
noun plaster-of-Paris
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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.
Similar: gypsum plaster, plaster
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noun hemihydrate of calcium sulfate
| Español | yeso blanco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소석고 soseokgo |
| हिन्दी | प्लास्टर आफ पेरिस plāsṭar āph peris, गच gac |
| Português | gesso de Paris |
| Français | plâtre |
| Deutsch | Stuckgips, Gips, Gipsmörtel, Gipsputz |
| Italiano | gesso |
| Ελληνικά | γύψος gýpsos |
| Română | ghips |
| Русский | алебастр alebastr |
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