In French modeling vocabulary, amaigrir literally means 'to become thinner.' It describes the loss of volume that occurs as modeling clay dries and shrinks; a figure that has contracted during drying is said to have amaigri.
In French modeling vocabulary, amaigrir literally means ‘to become thinner.’ It describes the loss of volume that occurs as modeling clay dries and shrinks; a figure that has contracted during drying is said to have amaigri.
References
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