Cast

noun

noun: cast; plural noun: casts

1. an object made by shaping molten metal or similar material in a mould.

   "bronze casts of the sculpture"

   • a mould used to make an object by casting.

     noun: plaster cast; plural noun: plaster casts

     "the artist's casts and moulds became the property of the museum"
   • a bandage stiffened with plaster of Paris, moulded to the shape of a limb that is broken and used to support and protect it.
      noun: plaster cast; plural noun: plaster casts

     "I had to spend a month in a cast"
     
2. an act of throwing something forcefully.

   "he grabbed a spear for a third cast"
   
3. the form or appearance of something, especially someone's features or complexion.
   

   "she had a somewhat masculine cast of countenance"

   • the character of something.

     "this question is for minds of a more philosophical cast than mine"
4. a slight squint.
   

   "he had a cast in one eye"