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moulage
SYLLABICATION: mou·lage
PRONUNCIATION: AUDIO: m-läzh KEY
NOUN: 1. A mold, as of a footprint, made for use in a criminal investigation.
2. The making of such a mold or cast, as with plaster of Paris.
ETYMOLOGY: French, from earlier mollage, fee for inspection of wood by use of a standard frame, from Old French molle, mold. See mold1.
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