CEROPLASTIC

Etymology

Adjective

ceroplastic (not comparable)

Modelled in wax.

Of or relating to such an art or process.

Noun

ceroplastic (uncountable)

(archaic) The art of modelling in wax.

Source: Wiktionary


Ce`ro*plas"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Fine arts) (a) Relating to the art of modeling in wax. (b) Modeled in wax; as, a ceroplastic figure.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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