lost-wax process

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noun lost-wax process a process of investment casting in which a refractory mold is built up around a pattern of wax and then baked so as to melt and drain off the wax. 1
noun lost-wax process a method of casting in which a wax form is encased in a heat-resistant material, as clay, that is hardened and then heated to melt and drain away the wax, producing a mold into which molten material is poured: used in casting dental plates, metal sculpture, etc. 0

before 1930

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1930-35; translation of French cire perdue

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