PLASTER-OF-PARIS

like plaster of Paris: a thick paste of gypsum (a calcium mineral in crystal or chalky form) and water that hardens quickly and is used to make statues, casts for broken bones, etc., so called because it is prepared from the gypsums of Montmartre (a hilly section in the north part of Paris, France). —SHSBC Binder 7 Approved Glossary

like plaster of Paris a thick paste of gypsum (a calcium mineral in crystal or chalky form) and water that hardens quickly and is used to make statues, casts for broken bones, etc., so called because it is prepared from the gypsums of Montmartre (a hilly section in the north part of Paris, France).