cast locus

a. to throw or fling (line, net, glance); b. to shape fluid matter in a mold—concrete, plaster, bronze; c. object so formed, or mold itself; d. to assign a role; e. to throw off or project—shadow, spell, broadcast.

Getty AAT: The act or process of making casts or of shaping in a mold; usually refers to pouring liquid material into a mold, as distinguished from pressing a material into a mold, for which prefer "molding." (AAT 300053104)