PAPIER-MâCHé
\pˈe͡ɪpɪəɹˈɛm ˌe͡ɪtˈɪldə sˈɛnts sˌiːˈe͡ɪt͡ʃ ˌe͡ɪtˈɪldə kˈɒpɪɹˌa͡ɪt], \pˈeɪpɪəɹˈɛm ˌeɪtˈɪldə sˈɛnts sˌiːˈeɪtʃ ˌeɪtˈɪldə kˈɒpɪɹˌaɪt], \p_ˈeɪ_p_ɪ__ə_ɹ_ˈɛ_m ˌeɪ__t_ˈɪ_l_d_ə_ s_ˈɛ_n_t_s s_ˌiː__ˈeɪ_tʃ ˌeɪ__t_ˈɪ_l_d_ə_ k_ˈɒ_p_ɪ_ɹ_ˌaɪ_t]\
Definitions of PAPIER-MâCHé
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pap'y[=a]-mä'sh[=a], n. a material consisting either of paper-pulp or of sheets of paper pasted together, which by a peculiar treatment resembles varnished or lacquered wood in one class of articles made of it, and in another class (chiefly architectural ornaments) somewhat resembles plaster. [Fr. papier--L. papyrus; mâché is pa.p. of Fr. mâcher, to chew--L. mastic[=a]re, to masticate.]
By Thomas Davidson
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