slipcasting

noun — 2 senses

slipcasting

noun

Etymology From slip + casting.

1

A technique for the mass-production of pottery, especially for shapes not easily made on a wheel

2

A piece of pottery made by this technique

  • It takes about a week and a half from the time you select the model you want copied till you have twenty slipcastings completed, fired, and ready for paint.1989, Thurston James, The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook, →ISBN, page 85:

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