Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
plaster of Paris
noun · first attested 14th century
The plaster is named for the gypsum quarries of Montmartre.
Gypsum plaster that sets hard and quickly.
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- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 14th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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- In English
plaster of Paris
Large gypsum deposits under Montmartre in Paris supplied the calcined plaster, and English named the material for the city.
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