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Art that involves physical manipulation
Plastic arts are art forms which involve physical manipulation of a plastic medium, such as clay, wax, paint – or even plastic in the modern sense of the
Plastic_arts
Art forms involving visual perception
Online (entry for "plastic arts")". Merriam-webster.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2011. "Plastic arts". Merriam-Webster
Visual_arts
Material of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids
plastic with heat Timeline of materials technology Plastic in the sense of malleable Plastic arts – Art that involves physical manipulation Plastic ratio –
Plastic
Creative human and cultural expression
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sculptural processes originally
The_arts
Topics referred to by the same term
Prize for Plastic Arts (Chile) National Award for Plastic Arts (Cuba) [es] National Award for Plastic Arts (Spain) National Prize of Plastic Arts of Venezuela
National Award for Plastic Arts
National_Award_for_Plastic_Arts
performing arts – including dances, plays, and dramas. Folk (oral) literature – including epics, songs, and myths. Folk graphic and plastic arts – including
Arts_in_the_Philippines
Swedish-Syrian painter and artist
September 1984) is a Syrian-Swedish painter and artist. He specializes in plastic arts and is based in London, England. Yosef was born in Syria, to a Kurdish
Jwan_Yosef
Art theory espousing pure abstraction
geometric shapes, right-angled relationships and primary colors. Plastic arts The term 'plastic arts' comes from the Greek word plastikos, which means "to mold
Neoplasticism
Award
The National Prize for Plastic Arts (Spanish: Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas), also called the National Prize for Visual Arts, is the highest recognition
National Prize for Plastic Arts (Chile)
National_Prize_for_Plastic_Arts_(Chile)
Number, approximately 1.3247
adjective plastic does not refer to the artificial material, but to the formative and sculptural qualities of this ratio, as in plastic arts. Three quantities
Plastic_ratio
Spanish figurative painter and sculptor (1934–2021)
Fine Arts of Seville's Chair of Natural Drawing in 1975, where she would remain until 1981. In 1982 she received the National Award for Plastic Arts. In
Carmen_Laffón
City and municipality in Jalisco, Mexico
and a multidisciplinary forum that will host contemporary proposals for plastic, music, dance, theater and audiovisual media. The Trompo Mágico is an interactive
Zapopan
Art institution
of Plastic Arts (1923–1932) (Czech: Ukrajins'ka Studija Plastyčnoho Mystectva — USPM) was founded by the émigré Ukrainian Society of Plastic Arts after
Ukrainian Studio of Plastic Arts
Ukrainian_Studio_of_Plastic_Arts
Spanish arts award
National Award for Plastic Arts (Spanish: Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas) is one of Spain's National Culture Awards for Fine Arts, along with the National
National Award for Plastic Arts (Spain)
National_Award_for_Plastic_Arts_(Spain)
Materials used to create works of art
incorporate recorded audio, electronic sound, speech, or musical instruments. Arts portal Art material Medium specificity Mixed media Multimedia New materials
List_of_art_media
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List_of_painters_by_name
Spanish performance artist
Spain's National Award for Plastic Arts (1999), the Marie-Claire Prize for Contemporary Art in France, and the Velázquez Plastic Arts Prize. In 1966 she joined
Esther_Ferrer
American literary scholar (1918–2013)
epochs that favor naturalistic, organic forms of representation in their plastic arts demonstrate a collective sense of harmony and equilibrium with the natural
Joseph_Frank_(writer)
Art theoretical writing by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
point to dismantle the principle of the arts and propose the difference between poetry and the plastic arts. In the last four chapters of the book, Lessing
Laokoon_(Lessing)
Catalan artist and sculptor (born 1955)
Public Sculpture. 2012: Creu de Sant Jordi Award 2012: National Award for Plastic Arts 2013: Premio Nacional de Arte Gráfico 2013: Premio Velázquez de Artes
Jaume_Plensa
Spanish painter
Valencia; the National Award for Plastic Arts in Spain; a medal from the biennial International Festival of the Plastic Arts in Baghdad; and in 1993 the Medal
Manolo_Valdés
Polish and Israeli graphic artist and poet (1920–2002)
was reunited with his wife and finished his degree at University of Plastic Arts in Kraków. In 1950, he immigrated to Israel together with his wife and
Joseph_Bau
Spanish internet artist (1930–2023)
becoming an artist. Despite this, her interest for the arts continued and she studied plastic arts at the Universitat Popular de Valencia. She took painting
Concha_García_Zaera
Artistic creation of aesthetic value
art, such as a painting or sculpture. Objects in the decorative arts or applied arts that have been designed for aesthetic appeal, as well as any functional
Work_of_art
Private university in Lisbon, Portugal
accredited by A3ES. In 2024, its highest ranking faculties were Veterinary, Arts & Humanities and Psychology. Architecture Geography and Development Urban
Universidade_Lusófona
Former art school in Cologne, Germany
Academy of Fine and Applied Arts), formerly Cologne Art and Craft Schools, was a university in Cologne training artists in visual arts, architecture and design
Kölner_Werkschulen
Art developed primarily for aesthetics
materials that can be moulded or modulated, it is considered one of the plastic arts. The majority of public art is sculpture. Many sculptures together in
Fine_art
French university located at the heart of the Latin Quarter, in Paris
as: Economics, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History, Geography, Cinema, Plastic arts, Art history, Political science, Development Studies, Mathematics and
Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University
Paris_1_Panthéon-Sorbonne_University
Chilean sculptor
known for his public monuments. He received Chile's National Prize for Plastic Arts in 2009. In 1954, he enrolled in the School of Architecture at the Pontifical
Federico_Assler
dictionary. The School of Fine Arts or College of Fine Arts is the official name or part of the name of several schools of fine arts, often as an academic part
School_of_Fine_Arts
Cultural centre in Mexico City
("Palace of Fine Arts") is a prominent cultural center in Mexico City. It hosts performing arts events, literature events and plastic arts galleries and
Palacio_de_Bellas_Artes
Buildings in Havana , Cuba
academy of arts in the whole world”. There were five art schools within the academy: the School of Modern Dance, the School of Plastic Arts, the School
National_Art_Schools_(Cuba)
Topics referred to by the same term
Riot from Matriarchy Now Plastic (comic book), a comic book series published by the American company Image Comics Plastic arts, art forms involving physical
Plastic_(disambiguation)
Decorative objects made from clay and other raw materials by the process of pottery
Ceramic art, one of the plastic arts, is art made from ceramic materials, including clay. Ceramic art may take forms such as pottery, tiles, figurines
Ceramic_art
Cuban painter
painter. Oliva studied art from 1961 to 1964 in the Provincial School of Plastic Arts in Pinar del Río. He specialized in painting in the National School of
Pedro_Pablo_Oliva
Official residence of the President of Romania
domains: plastic arts (Romanian and international paintings, graphic arts, Romanian and foreign sculpture, religious art), decorative arts (ceramics
Cotroceni_Palace
Spanish artist (1910–2005)
numerous awards, including the National Award for Plastic Arts in 1996 and the Velázquez Award for Plastic Arts [es] in 2002. In 1999, he received the honorary
Ramón_Gaya
Art school of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
The Faculty of Arts and Design (Spanish: Facultad de Artes y Diseño ; formerly known as the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas or ENAP), is a college
Faculty_of_Arts_and_Design
Art school in San Juan, Puerto Rico
School of Plastic Arts and Design of Puerto Rico) is an institution of higher learning engaged in the training of students in the visual arts. It is located
Escuela de Artes Plásticas y Diseño de Puerto Rico
Escuela_de_Artes_Plásticas_y_Diseño_de_Puerto_Rico
"breaches" in the educational system and were able to pursue training in plastic arts. Even though they attempted to focus on the reality of Algerians' everyday
Culture_of_Algeria
Spanish-Chilean painter (1927–2016)
Spanish-born painter based in Chile. He received Chile's National Prize for Plastic Arts in 1999. José Balmes was born in 1927 in the town of Montesquiu in Catalonia
José_Balmes
create a high school of plastic arts in Cuenca. He arrived in that South American country in 1892 and founded the Academy of Fine Arts of Cuenca and also that
Tomás_Povedano
Art of the Jewish people
the diverse work of the Diaspora. Jewish art encompasses the visual plastic arts, sculpture, painting, and more, all influenced by Jewish culture, history
Jewish_art
French contemporary artist
le-réputation) in 2013, organized by the art critic Alexia Guggemos, Plastic Arts category, which rewards the most popular personalities on the Internet
Orlan
Arts award by the Government of Madhya Pradesh
years in four fields: Classical Music, Classical Dance, Theatre and Plastic Arts. From 1986-87 to 2008-09, the awards were presented in all four fields
Kalidas_Samman
Latin phrase which means "fear of empty space"
Negative space Persian carpets Type colour Wimmelbilderbuch White space (visual arts) Yin and yang Lesley Brown: The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. Vol
Horror_vacui_(art)
Use of synthetic materials to create art
the latter half of the century, plastic technology advanced so that it was feasible for artists to start using plastic and acrylics as an artwork medium
Plastic_in_art
Mexican artist (1931–2021)
in Arts. A ceramist, he was a representative of the Chiapas visual arts, and was called "the golden alchemist" for his creativity in plastic arts. Disner
Rodolfo_Disner_Clavería
Stylistic features that are included within an art piece
of art and how the viewer perceives it. Design principles Style (visual arts) Perspective (graphical) Roxo, Justin. "Elements of Art: Interpreting Meaning
Elements_of_art
Figurative element of an artwork
has become used more broadly in discussing literature and other narrative arts for an element in the story that represents a theme. Composite capital whose
Motif_(visual_arts)
painters of Saint Petersburg Union of Artists List of Académie des Beaux-Arts members: Painting List of Nihonga painters List of Yōga painters List of
Lists_of_painters
American translator, writer and academic (1901–1985)
Through Darkness. Orion Press. ASIN B0007E4GJ0 Vasarely, Victor. 1965. Plastic Arts of the Twentieth Century, Volume 1. Editions du Griffon. ASIN B000FH4NZG
Haakon_Chevalier
Cultural center in Tijuana, Mexico
classes for early stimulation for kids around 2 months and 2 years old, plastic arts and artisan workshops for children from 5 to 15 years old, and concerts
Tijuana_Cultural_Center
Form of arts and crafts using fibers
work Clothing portal Craftivism Dramatic arts Handicraft History of clothing and textiles Plastic arts Visual arts Delagrange, Julien (2024-08-23). "What
Textile_arts
Support that one organization or individual bestows to another
benefits to the lower classes. From the ancient world onward, patronage of the arts was important in art history. It is known in greatest detail in reference
Patronage
University in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
from the musical school; and the Faculty of Plastic Arts, expanded from the Khmer Arts School or Fine Arts School. At the same time, two new faculties
Royal_University_of_Fine_Arts
Literary movement
treatment of the layout of poetry in print, in an attempt to fuse the plastic arts and poetry. Ultraism was influenced in part by Symbolism and by the Parnassians
Ultraist_movement
Artworks that are three-dimensional objects
presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sculptural processes originally used carving (the removal of
Sculpture
Brazilian actress
Amor. She left the career of actress and currently is dedicated to the plastic arts and to its children. Thaís Sant´Anna (September 29, 2011). "No ar em
Karina_Perez_(actress)
Mexican artist (1914–2009)
1930 to 1933 he attended the School of Drawing and Sculpture of the Plastic Arts at the Public Education Secretariat. During the 1940s, he relocated to
Aarón_Piña_Mora
Isla de la Juventud. In 1986, he enrolled in the National School of Plastic Arts (ENA) in Havana and graduated in 1990, specializing in painting and sculpture
Kcho
Distinctive appearance of a creative work
In the visual arts, style is a "distinctive manner which permits the grouping of works into related categories" or "any distinctive, and therefore recognizable
Style_(visual_arts)
Daughter of Oedipus in Greek mythology
philosophic discourse, political tracts, opera, ballet, film, and even the plastic arts.Steiner, George (October 1996). Antigones – How the Antigone Legend Has
Antigone
Neighborhood of Ibagué, Colombia
about 10 kilometres from the city centre where the Tolima Museum of the Plastic Arts (Museo de Artes Plasticas del Tolima) is located. It is one of the largest
Picaleña_(Ibagué)
Irish contemporary artist, painter and designer
Hammerschlag Award, an all-island award for practitioners of the "plastic arts", at the Arts Council of Northern Ireland in 1971. He was a founding member
Robert_Ballagh
1964 book by Carl Jung, et al.
The process of individuation (Marie-Louise von Franz) Symbolism in the plastic arts (Aniela Jaffé) Symbols within an individual analysis (Jolande Jacobi)
Man_and_His_Symbols
Anglican cathedral in Somerset, England
has been described by Harvey as the "supreme triumph of the combined plastic arts in England"; however the architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner described
Wells_Cathedral
National Prize of Plastic Arts of Venezuela is an annual award given to various artists from that country, specifically the field of drawing, printmaking
National Prize of Plastic Arts of Venezuela
National_Prize_of_Plastic_Arts_of_Venezuela
Chilean sculptor (born 1944)
Chilean National Prize for Plastic Arts in 2021. After beginning studies in philosophy, he enrolled in 1967 at the School of Fine Arts of the University of
Francisco_Gazitúa
three artists who helped to define the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts in the opening decades of the 20th century, responsible for significant
List of works by Marcel Duchamp
List_of_works_by_Marcel_Duchamp
Dominican artist (born 1986)
music while cultivates plastic arts. There, he participated, from 2000 to 2004, on the exposition "Unidos por el arte" (United for arts) with other local artist
Juan_Andújar
Magazine
Philip Lamantia, and Robert Motherwell. Each edition focused on "poetry, plastic arts, anthropology, sociology, (and) psychology," and was lavishly illustrated
VVV_(magazine)
Name list
player Jwan Yosef (born 1984), Syrian Swedish artist in painting and plastic arts Joan Juan Juwan This page or section lists people that share the same
Jwan
Private university in Sofia, Bulgaria
communications Network technologies (in the English language) Music Plastic arts Design and architecture Political sciences Political sciences (in the
New_Bulgarian_University
Venezuelan artist (1935–2021)
faith, and who, among others, received in 1989 the National Prize of Plastic Arts in the Popular Art category, and in 2005 the National Prize of Popular
Rafaela_Baroni
May each year, after the publication of The Art Newspaper list. Arts portal Visual arts portal List of most-visited museums List of most visited museums
List of most-visited art museums
List_of_most-visited_art_museums
Spanish painter
Evolution in Burgos (2000). In 1990, he received Spain's National Award for Plastic Arts. He has also intermittently undertaken historical critical work, providing
Juan_Navarro_Baldeweg
Marking a surface to create images
drawing is paper, although other materials, such as cardboard, vellum, wood, plastic, leather, canvas, and board, have been used. Temporary drawings may be
Drawing
Styles of art associated with periods of time and/or locations of artistic activity
somewhat grandiose rethinking of all that came before it, concerning the visual arts. Generally there was a commonality of visual style linking the works and
Art_movement
Visual arts in Israel or Israeli art refers to visual or plastic arts created by Israeli artists or Jewish painters in the Yishuv. Visual art in Israel
Visual_arts_in_Israel
Study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature
Institutions Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling: On the Relation of the Plastic Arts to Nature Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Shakespeare's Judgment Equal to His
Literary_criticism
Art forms that create works that are primarily visual in nature
performing arts, conceptual art, and textile arts, also involve aspects of the visual arts, as well as arts of other types. Within the visual arts, the applied
Outline_of_the_visual_arts
Chilean artist (1851–1886)
was the first student of the Painting Academy and the first teacher of plastic arts in her country. She obtained an important public recognition for her
Agustina_Gutiérrez_Salazar
1922 Arts festival in São Paulo, Brazil
Week took place at the Municipal Theater in São Paulo, and included plastic arts exhibitions, lectures, concerts, and reading of poems. In its breadth
Modern_Art_Week
Visual and plastic arts originating from the islands of the Caribbeans
visual (including painting, photography, and printmaking) as well as plastic arts (such as sculpture) originating from the islands of the Caribbean (for
Caribbean_art
Italian Rococo art refers to painting and the plastic arts in Italy during the Rococo period, which went from about the early/mid-18th to the late 18th
Italian_Rococo_art
Chilean-born artist, architect, photographer and filmmaker
Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA 2011: Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, SUNY Purchase, New York, USA 2013: National Prize for Plastic Arts
Alfredo_Jaar
Artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement
from the subordinate position it had held in relation to the verbal and plastic arts during the Enlightenment. Because music was considered to be free of
Romanticism
Group of artists working together towards shared aims
to be shared, for political reasons, to increase local lobbying power for arts infrastructure, to gather behind a cause or belief, for professional reasons
Artist_collective
Algerian painter (born 1953)
Hocine Ziani (born 3 May 1953) is an Algerian painter and artist in plastic arts. Ziani was born on 3 May 1953 in Sidi Daoud to a Kabyle family living
Hocine_Ziani
Israeli painter, curator, columnist and educator (-1979)
Ministry of Culture and Sports Prize for Encouraging Creativity in the Plastic Arts. In 2021, he published his book "To Know Painting" through Resling Publishing
Jonathan_Hirschfeld
French actress
career. She studied for five years at the École des Beaux-Arts in Rennes. She became a plastic arts teacher while simultaneously beginning to work as a model;
Louise_Bourgoin
Spanish sculptor (1925–2019)
Spanish National Award for Plastic Arts for his body of work. Five years later he was awarded the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts. In 1989 Chirinos was
Martín_Chirino
Venezuelan sculptor (1930–2021)
Francisco de Miranda, Ana Maria Campos decoration and the National Prize of Plastic Arts of Venezuela 2006 amongst others. She died at her home in Caracas on
Lía_Bermúdez
Greek god of blacksmiths
Hephaestus is known by the poets generally allude to his skill in the plastic arts or to his figure or disability. The Greeks frequently placed miniature
Hephaestus
1938 book by Johan Huizinga
music" However, when he turns away from "poetry, music and dancing to the plastic arts" he "finds the connections with play becoming less obvious". But here
Homo_Ludens
Chilean painter (1927–2020)
was a Chilean painter and the winner of the 2011 National Prize for Plastic Arts. The daughter of writer Eduardo Barrios (winner of the 1946 National
Gracia_Barrios
ever-changing stream of sensory input. See also Vogelkop bowerbird. Performing arts appeal to our aesthetics of storytelling, grace, balance, class, timing,
Applied_aesthetics
Form of wood inlaying
Arabic. When Egypt came under Arab rule in the seventh century, indigenous arts of intarsia and wood inlay, which lent themselves to non-representational
Intarsia
Arts originating from New Zealand
New Zealand art consists of the visual and plastic arts (including woodwork, textiles, and ceramics) originating from New Zealand and comes from different
New_Zealand_art
PLASTIC ARTS
PLASTIC ARTS
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Traditional
Author of Tamil Classic; Thirukural
Boy/Male
Hindu
Classic, Most excellent, Best
Boy/Male
English French
Variant of a French surname. American classic western film Destry Rides Again.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a piece of ground used for playing games, from Middle English pleye ‘play’ + sted(e) ‘place’, hence ‘place for play or sport’. In some cases it may be a habitational name from Chapel Plaster in Box, Wiltshire. Compare Plaster 2.
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Name of a pharaoh.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Tamil
A Classic
Boy/Male
English French
Variant of a French surname. American classic western film Destry Rides Again.
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil
A Tamil Classic in Praise of the God
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
A Very Unique and Classic Flower that has Never Disappeared
Girl/Female
English, Peruvian
Plaster; Powdered
Boy/Male
English American Latin
Flourishing. Roman poet-philosopher Virgil works have been classic texts of Roman history and the...
Surname or Lastname
English and North German
English and North German : metonymic occupational name for a plasterer, from Middle English, Middle Low German plaster (from Latin emplastrum ‘(wound) plaster’ (originally a paste), from Greek emplastron, a derivative of emplassein ‘to shape or form’; the term was carried over into building terminology to mean ‘bonding agent’).English : habitational name from any of various places called Plaistow (in East London, Derbyshire, Sussex, and elsewhere), from Old English plegestÅw ‘place where people gather for sport or play’. This can also be a variant of Plaisted (through interchangeable use of the Old English elements stÅw and stede, both meaning ‘place’, in earlier times).German and Ashkenazic Jewish (Pflaster) : from Middle High German pflaster (German Pflaster, from Latin plastrum) ‘street pavement’, ‘pavement’, cognate with 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a plasterer, from Old French plastrier or an agent derivative of Middle English plaster (see Plaster 1).Americanized spelling of German Pflasterer, an occupational name for a paver or a Pflästerer, a manufacturer of plasters for wounds, from an agent derivative of Middle High German pflaster (see Plaster).
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
A Classic
Boy/Male
English French
Variant of a French surname. American classic western film Destry Rides Again.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shreshth | à®·à¯à®°à¯‡à®·à¯à®Ÿ
Classic, Most excellent, Best
Shreshth | à®·à¯à®°à¯‡à®·à¯à®Ÿ
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikh
Name of a River in India; Springing; Elastic
Boy/Male
Tamil
Thiruvalluvar | திரூவாலà¯à®²à¯‚வாரÂ
Author of Tamil classic, Thirukural
Thiruvalluvar | திரூவாலà¯à®²à¯‚வாரÂ
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Plaster.
Girl/Female
Irish
A classic Irish name, it could be a shortened form of Eleanor meaning “torch†or could be from the Latin Honora meaning “honor, reputation†and became so popular in Ireland in the Middle Ages that many people assumed it was Irish. Noreen is the diminutive of Nora and means “little honourable one.â€
PLASTIC ARTS
PLASTIC ARTS
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Man of the red earth. Adam was the first man created by God.
Girl/Female
Australian, Chinese
Wonderful; Excellent; Clever; Subtle
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hebrew
Flowering
Male
Hungarian
 Pet form of Hungarian Sámuel, SAMI means "heard of God," "his name is El," or "name of God." Compare with another form of Sami.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Kesarisut | கேஸரீஸà¯à®¤Â
(Son of Kesari)
Female
Hebrew
(דּï‹×¨Ö´×™×ª) Hebrew name DORIT means "generation" or "period of time."
Girl/Female
English
Feminine of Ned.
Boy/Male
Indian, Jain, Kashmiri
Lord of Shiva; Lord of the Blessed; Lord Ganesh; Proved
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Latin, Portuguese, Romanian, Swiss
Merciful; God's Gift; Female Version of John; The Lord is Gracious
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Faith; Dishonest
PLASTIC ARTS
PLASTIC ARTS
PLASTIC ARTS
PLASTIC ARTS
PLASTIC ARTS
a.
Not plastic or easily molded.
a.
Acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; -- opposed to bland; as, drastic purgatives.
a.
Fragmental; made up of brok/ fragments; as, sandstone is a clastic rock.
a.
Having the power to give form or fashion to a mass of matter; as, the plastic hand of the Creator.
n.
Plastic force.
a.
Fit to be applied as a plaster; glutinous; adhesive; as, emplastic applications.
a.
See Plastic.
v. t.
Fig.: To smooth over; to cover or conceal the defects of; to hide, as with a covering of plaster.
n.
a substance composed predominantly of a synthetic organic high polymer capable of being cast or molded; many varieties of plastic are used to produce articles of commerce (after 1900). [MW10 gives origin of word as 1905]
a.
Of, pertaining to, or connected with, plasma; plasmatic.
a.
Pertaining or appropriate to, or characteristic of, molding or modeling; produced by, or appearing as if produced by, molding or modeling; -- said of sculpture and the kindred arts, in distinction from painting and the graphic arts.
a.
Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials; as, elastic spirits; an elastic constitution.
v. t.
To cover with a plaster, as a wound or sore.
v. t.
To overlay or cover with plaster, as the ceilings and walls of a house.
a.
Of or pertaining to milk; procured from sour milk or whey; as, lactic acid; lactic fermentation, etc.
a.
Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic; India rubber is elastic.
a.
Capable of being molded, formed, or modeled, as clay or plaster; -- used also figuratively; as, the plastic mind of a child.
n.
Alt. of Plastide
a.
Pertaining to what may be taken apart; as, clastic anatomy (of models).
n.
An elastic woven fabric, as a belt, braces or suspenders, etc., made in part of India rubber.