paper mâché

UK/ˌpeɪ.pəˈmaʃ.eɪ/

A form of papier-mâché — A composite material created by pulping paper or layering paper strips with an adhesive such as glue, starch or paste, which dries to form a durable, lightweight and moldable substance.

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Meanings

nounpaper mâché (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of papier-mâché.
adjectivepaper mâché (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of papier-mâché.
verbpaper mâché (third-person singular simple present paper mâchés, present participle paper mâchéing, simple past and past participle paper mâchéd or paper mâchéed)

present singular third person paper mâchés · participle present paper mâchéing · participle past paper mâchéd · past paper mâchéd · participle past paper mâchéed · past paper mâchéed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of papier-mâché.

Origin

Influenced by the English cognate paper.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with paper mâché

papier-mâché
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Cite this entry
APA

paper mâché. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20m%C3%A2ch%C3%A9

MLA

“paper mâché.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20m%C3%A2ch%C3%A9. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paper mâché,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20m%C3%A2ch%C3%A9.

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