Definition of Papier-mache

1. Noun. A substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when wet and painted when dry.

Exact synonyms: Paper-mache
Generic synonyms: Paper

Definition of Papier-mache

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of papier-mâché) ¹

2. Noun. Torn-up paper and other possible materials mixed with paste or glue used to create, when the mass is dried, a surprisingly durable sculptural object. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Papier-mache

paperweights
paperwhite
paperwhites
paperwoman
paperwork
paperworks
papery
papes
papescent
papess
papesses
papeterie
papeteries
paphians
papier-mache (current term)
papier collé
papilio
papilionaceous
papiliones
papilionid
papilionides
papilionids
papilios
papilla
papilla duodeni major
papilla duodeni minor
papilla incisiva
papilla lacrimalis

Literary usage of Papier-mache

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William B. Dana (1854)
"We hear a great deal about papier mache, and if we visit book, jeweler, ... These beautiful articles, we are told, are made from papier mache, ..."

2. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1856)
"The specimen which was exhibited had the appearance of the purest papier-mache preparation, ... papiermache ..."

3. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art. by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Wm Ripley Nichols, Charles R Cross (1856)
"The specimen which was exhibited had the appearance of the purest papier-mache preparation, and possessed the advantages of presenting not only thn natural ..."

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