plaster of Paris

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. uncountable
    — 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.

词形变化

plaster-of-Paris alternative

词源

So named after a large gypsum deposit at Montmartre, Paris.
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