death mask
nounDefinition of death mask
: a cast taken from the face of a dead person
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McCready also noted that a death mask made by Professor A.E. Ashworth of the Worsham College of Embalming in Chicago had removed much of the facial skin and hair on Dillinger’s face. — Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, "John Dillinger's last meal included red peppers. What we know about the outlaw's autopsy and burial.," 2 Aug. 2019 The show includes a copy of composer Anton Bruckner’s death mask and a full-scale model of a crocodile, presumably found in a zoo or Berlin’s Natural History Museum. — J.s. Marcus, WSJ, "Berlin’s Newest Art Temple," 28 June 2019 Stalin’s death mask rests on a marble stand, like a beloved leader, lying in state. — David Segal, New York Times, "A Monster to History, Stalin Is a Tourist Magnet in His Hometown," 30 June 2019 But Henry VII’s effigy head is believed to be based on his death mask, and its direct realism could not be further removed from the self-important smugness so evident in other effigies. — Richard Cork, WSJ, "A New Perspective on Westminster Abbey," 28 Aug. 2018 From the macabre details (teddy bears, death masks, rosary chokers) to the streetwear-ready ensembles (dirty sneakers and glamorous overcoats), each of the looks was on theme. — Sarah Spellings, The Cut, "9 References to Death in Gucci’s Cruise Show," 31 May 2018 In the meantime, please enjoy an equally everyday-wearable beauty look that went down the Gucci Cruise runway: a death mask made with pantyhose and gem eyes. — Marci Robin, Allure, "Gucci Cruise Sent Elizabethan Hair Down the Runway — With a Literal Twist," 31 May 2018 Campo himself planned to ride from the U.S. Port of Entry into Columbus with the Cabalgata Binacional Villista, the Binational Pancho Villa Parade, and present an aluminum replica of his grandfather’s death mask to Columbus officials. — Algernon D'ammassa, USA TODAY, "Pancho Villa returns to New Mexico. School principal disarms him.," 9 Mar. 2018 The former may have been based on a death mask of its eponymous Florentine politician, but no livelier material object exists. — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, "“Like Life” Shows Seven Hundred Years of the Body," 24 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'death mask.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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