life mask

English

Noun

life mask (plural life masks)

  1. A mold or cast that is made from the face of a living person.
    Coordinate term: death mask
    • 1947, Jack C. Rich, The Materials and Methods of Sculpture, page 107:
      The fashioning of a life mask in plaster of Paris is a rather disagreeable experience from the point of view of the subject, who has to recline quietly with eyes closed during the application and setting of the plaster mold material.
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