Keene's cement
nounEtymology
Named after Richard Wynn Keene, who first patented it in 1838.
Definitions
A 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.
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