Current practice is away from using inaccurate descriptions in any
circumstance. It turns out there's not much reason to really. Once
upon a time we were thinking maybe if you wanted to refer to a little
plastic bear, you might want to call it {cribe}, bear. But why? You
can just as easily refer to it as a {slasi}, plastic, and avoid all
controversy and confusion.
Because in my bedroom, I have a plastic fan, a plastic box, a plastic bottle in addition to a plastic bear, but if the plastic bear is not the only bear in my room, please tell me so that I can run.
Although, in choosing to refer to it as either a {slasi cribe} or a {cribe slasi}, I'd prescribe the latter