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5It, gypsum, chalk < L gypsum, GYPSUM6 plaster of Paris (or, now, chalk) mixed with glue and applied to flat or carved surfaces or as bas-reliefs, etc. and then painted, gilded, etc.
A coat of this was applied to ceiling of Sistine Chapel before Michelangelo created his masterpiece there.
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