slipcasting

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Etymology

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From slip +‎ casting.

Noun

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slipcasting (plural slipcastings)

  1. (uncountable) A technique for the mass-production of pottery, especially for shapes not easily made on a wheel
  2. (countable) A piece of pottery made by this technique
    • 1989, Thurston James, The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook[1], →ISBN, page 85:
      It takes about a week and a half from the time you select the model you want copied till you have twenty slipcastings completed, fired, and ready for paint.

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Verb

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slipcasting

  1. present participle and gerund of slipcast