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-/ .
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How to use papier-mâché in a sentence
His papier-mâché characters are either sounding boards or set dressing.
A collection of rock-like papier-mâché sculptures stands across from “Cymbals, Smoke and Scissors.”
An open coffin, anchoring the end of the exhibit, is a stark contrast to all the glitter and papier-mâché.
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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