The story
- French · borrowed frommarouflage
- English todaymarouflage
Borrowed from French marouflage, from maroufler (from maroufle (“a strong glue”)) + -age.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A technique for affixing a painted canvas to a wall to be used as a mural, using an adhesive that hardens as it dries, such as plaster or cement. Full definition →
Borrowed from French marouflage, from maroufler (from maroufle (“a strong glue”)) + -age.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.