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Definition of Papier-mâché
1. Noun. A substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when wet and painted when dry.
Definition of Papier-mâché
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-mâché
Literary usage of Papier-mâché
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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