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lost wax

noun

Definitions

  1. A method of casting a sculpture in which a model of the sculpture is made from wax

    A method of casting a sculpture in which a model of the sculpture is made from wax; the model is used to make a mould; when the mould has set, the wax is made to melt and is poured away, leaving the mould ready to be used to cast the sculpture.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for lost wax. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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