lost wax

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Françaiscire perdue

Italianocera perduta

2 more languages

Catalàcera perduda

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

lost weekend lost world lost-wax casting lost-wax process Lostaway Lostie

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