Meanings
nounKeene's cement (uncountable)
- uncountableA kind of plaster which sets white, made from gypsum with alum.
Dry, powdered mineral colors can be added to Keene's cement, which is occasionally used sculpturally as a casting material.
1988, Jack C Rich, The Materials and Methods of Sculpture, Courier Dover, page 60Synonyms: Martin's cement, Parian cement
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA kind of plaster which sets white, made from gypsum with alum.
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Origin
Named after Richard Wynn Keene, who first patented it in 1838.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish marmorisementti
- marmorisementtitype of plaster
Polish cement anhydrytowy
- cement anhydrytowytype of plaster
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