Etymology

carton-pierre

car·ton-pierre

Today it means: Papier-mâché that has been made to resemble wood, stone, or metal, used as decoration. Full definition →

French carton-pierre
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromcarton-pierre
  2. English todaycarton-pierre

Unadapted borrowing from French carton-pierre (literally “stone cardboard”).

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