(adj): vs. inelastic) -- (capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
(adj): capable of being influenced or formed
(adj): vs. unimpressionable), waxy, impressible -- (easily impressed or influenced
(adj): forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
(adj): vs. destructive) -- (constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development
(n): generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives
(n): matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
(n): a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered
(n): a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time
(n): evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance
And we had hardly gone on a few paces, when we entered what might easily have been taken for a majestic temple, with lofty arches, supported by beautiful pillars, formed by the plastic hand of some ingenious artist.
- Karl Philipp Moritz, Travels in England in 1782