πλάσις

A. moulding, conformation, τοῦ ἐμβρύου Arist. GA 776a33 ; of an infant, by massage, Sor. 1.85 ; of a statue, Rev.Ét.Anc. 33.215 (Theangela, iii B.C.); ὀπτῆς πλίνθου PSI 6.712.5 (iii A.D.): generally, opp. ὕλη, Plot. 3.3.4.

2. training of the voice, Plu. Cic. 4.

3. fiction, invention, Arist. Metaph. 1086a4, Demetr. Eloc. 158 ; πλάσει τῶν ἀδυνάτων Str. 1.2.35.