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Meaning of papier-mâché | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌpapɪ.eɪ ˈmaʃeɪ

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of papier-mâché.
    alt-of, alternative, uncountable
  2. 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.
    uncountable

Equivalents

العربية مشمع ورق مقوى
Cymraeg mwydion papur uwd papur
Deutsch Papiermaché Pappmaché Pappmaschee
Español papel maché
Suomi paperimassa
Français papier mâché
עברית עִסַּת נְיָר
Magyar papírmasé
Bahasa Indonesia bubur kertas
Italiano cartapesta
日本語 パピエ・マシェ 張り子 張子
ქართული პაპიემაშე
한국어 파피에마세 혼응지
Nederlands papier-maché
Polski papier mâché
Português papel machê papel-machê
Русский папье-маше
Svenska papier-maché

Examples

“She sat completely alone at the very back of the sea-themed restaurant, amid papier-mâché starfish and plastic shrimp.”
“I let⟳ him run⟳ on, this papier-maché Mephistopheles, and it seemed to me that if I tried I could poke my forefinger through him, and find⟳ nothing inside but a little loose dirt, maybe.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Papik Papikian Papikyan papilio papiliochrome papilioerythrinone

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