Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A composition, somewhat like plaster of Paris, used in modeling.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun dated A
plastic explosive .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"Plastique surgery", but how many of the current generation remember the use of the word "plastique"?
Simply Jews SnoopyTheGoon 2010
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"Plastique surgery", but how many of the current generation remember the use of the word "plastique"?
Simply Jews 2010
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"Plastique surgery", but how many of the current generation remember the use of the word "plastique"?
Simply Jews 2010
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"Plastique surgery", but how many of the current generation remember the use of the word "plastique"?
Simply Jews SnoopyTheGoon 2010
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Fineman, putting this topic in the context of Gingrich's political style, explained, Newt Gingrich is by nature a bomb-thrower, he knows how to put the plastique in just the right place to blow up the bridge.
HuffPost TV: HuffPost's Howard Fineman Discusses Newt Gingrich On 'Hardball With Chris Matthews' (VIDEO) HuffPost TV 2011
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Planting a little plastique under the lettuce maybe?
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General Flood says SEAL Team Six found a sizable amount of molded C-4 plastique explosives.
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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It was concealed by an outer shell of plastique explosives and a complex maze of blasting caps and six separate firing circuits.
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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It was concealed by an outer shell of plastique explosives and a complex maze of blasting caps and six separate firing circuits.
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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Yes, and I think they used plastique for a molded charge.
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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