death mask

noun

a cast taken from the face of a dead person

• Hypernyms: ↑cast, ↑casting

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noun

: a cast taken from the face of a dead person

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a cast taken of a person's face after death. Cf. life mask.

[1875-80]

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death mask noun

A plaster cast taken from the face after death

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Main Entry: ↑death

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death mask,

a clay, wax, or plaster likeness of a person's face made from a cast taken after the person's death.

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n. a plaster cast taken of a dead person's face, used to make a mask or model

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noun, pl ⋯ masks [count]

: a mask of a person's face that is created just after the person has died by pressing a substance over the face and leaving it there until it becomes hard

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ˈdeath mask [death mask death masks] noun

a model of the face of a person who has just died, made by pressing a soft substance over their face and removing it when it becomes hard