papier-mâché
a substance made of pulped paper or paper pulp mixed with glue and other materials or of layers of paper glued and pressed together, molded when moist to form various articles, and becoming hard and strong when dry.
made of papier-mâché.
easily destroyed or discredited; false, pretentious, or illusory: a papier-mâché façade of friendship.
Origin of papier-mâché
1- Also pa·per-mâ·ché [pey-per-muh-shey, -ma-] /ˌpeɪ pər məˈʃeɪ, -mæ-/ .
Words Nearby papier-mâché
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How to use papier-mâché in a sentence
Villa and Zapata looked on, smiling their papier mache smiles, sure they had seen something like this before.
Mexican Protesters Look to Start a New Revolution | Jason McGahan | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe rhinoceros, again looking pretty aimless and beaten down, was made—beautifully—of papier mache.
Our papier-mache manufacturers, as well as the Continental ones, should go to Yeddo to learn what can be done with paper.
The Art of Travel | Francis GaltonOne cap is of lacquered papier-mache in the form of a cow's hoof inverted.
The Critic in the Orient | George Hamlin FitchTo all appearance, the room was entirely unfurnished, except that in the middle of it was a hideous papier mache screen.
The Tempting of Tavernake | E. Phillips Oppenheim
British Dictionary definitions for papier-mâché
/ (ˌpæpjeɪˈmæʃeɪ, French papjemɑʃe) /
a hard strong substance suitable for painting on, made of paper pulp or layers of paper mixed with paste, size, etc, and moulded when moist
made of papier-mâché
Origin of papier-mâché
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