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- noun
modelling clay .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a synthetic material resembling clay but remaining soft; used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling (especially in schools)
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Examples
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For curved surfaces, as cylinders, any of these methods can be used; the plasticine is the more successful.
How to Observe in Archaeology Various
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Benjie has set his heart on plasticine, which is even more undesirable.
Try Anything Twice 1938
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A rectangular block of "plasticine" (modelling clay) into which the conical ends can be thrust makes a very convenient stand for these small tubes.
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That's the kind of plasticine-sharp insight you expect from the
The Guardian World News Rob Smyth 2011
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To revitalize the stale sci-fi franchise, director J.J. Abrams has compiled a cast with the kind of plasticine perfection that emmotes volumes in a galaxy overrun with Klingons, Romulans and other pesky intergalactic scum.
CTV News RSS Feed 2009
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To revitalize the stale sci-fi franchise, director J.J. Abrams has compiled a cast with the kind of plasticine perfection that emmotes volumes in a galaxy overrun with Klingons, Romulans and other pesky intergalactic scum.
CTV News RSS Feed 2009
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They turned out to be tomatoes so plasticine and so identical they could have been stamped out by the same machine.
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The 80's are over, and the well-oiled tan has been relegated to Staten Island, while conversely, nothing says Upper East Side lady-who-lunches more than a smooth, white, and almost plasticine forehead.
Verena von Pfetten: Tan Is The New Tacky Verena von Pfetten 2010
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His body detached from his head, the clean break at the neck like plasticine being pulled apart.
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They turned out to be tomatoes so plasticine and so identical they could have been stamped out by the same machine.
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