papier-mache

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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paper-mache
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Meanings

nounpapier-mache (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of papier-mâché.
adjectivepapier-mache (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of papier-mâché.
verbpapier-mache (third-person singular simple present papier-maches, present participle papier-maching, simple past and past participle papier-mached or papier-macheed)

present singular third person papier-maches · participle present papier-maching · participle past papier-mached · past papier-mached · participle past papier-macheed · past papier-macheed

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of papier-mâché.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when wet and painted when dry

Similar
paper-mache
Broader
paper

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

papier-mache. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papier-mache

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “papier-mache,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papier-mache.

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