serre-papier

[ sair-pap-yey; French ser-pa-pyey ]

/ ˌsɛər pæpˈyeɪ; French sɛr paˈpyeɪ /

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noun, plural serre-pa·piers

[sair-pap-yeyz; French ser-pa-pyey]. /sɛər pæpˈyeɪz; French sɛr paˈpyeɪ/.

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of serre-papier

<French: literally, (it) grips (the) paper; see sear², paper

His papier-mâché characters are either sounding boards or set dressing.
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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|DAILY BEAST
A collection of rock-like papier-mâché sculptures stands across from “Cymbals, Smoke and Scissors.”
Art’s Bad Boy Dan Colen Is All Grown Up|Justin Jones|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The rhinoceros, again looking pretty aimless and beaten down, was made—beautifully—of papier mache.
How to Catch a Depressed Gorilla, Japanese-Style|Tim Teeman|February 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A pregame rally south of the Washington Monument featured drum circles and papier maché puppets.
Left-Wing Crazies Take Their Turn|John Avlon|October 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Papier maché buttons came in with Henry Clay's patent in 1778.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
It is also the prime ingredient in the papier moure, a popular fly paper.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
L A composition of papier mach, with which Dr. Azoux has so beautifully represented anatomical subjects.
History of Embalming|J. N. Gannal
The pole whereby it swung between the shoulders of the bearers was rich with the painted papier-maché of Cashmere.
Soldier Stories|Rudyard Kipling
Thus if the operations against Serre failed, the whole Divisional attack would be compromised.
The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918|Frederick William Bewsher