Meanings
nounlife mask (plural life masks)
plural life masks
- A mold or cast that is made from the face of a living person.
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.
1947, Jack C. Rich, The Materials and Methods of Sculpture, page 107
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