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PAPIER-MACHE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does papier-mache mean?
• PAPIER-MACHE (noun)
The noun PAPIER-MACHE has 1 sense:
1. a substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when wet and painted when dry
Familiarity information: PAPIER-MACHE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when wet and painted when dry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
paper-mache; papier-mache
Hypernyms ("papier-mache" is a kind of...):
paper (a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses)
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