| 词汇 | plaster of paris |
| 词源 | plaster of Paris. Calcined gypsum has had this name since the 14th century, when English artisans imported what they thought was the best quality gypsum from Montmartre, then outside Paris. Today the name is used no matter where the plaster of Paris comes from. |
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