mache
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8.8
- noun
- /mæʃ/
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mache
- And finally, I grabbed several of these plain paper mache shapes from the paper craft section of the store and didn't do a thing to them.
- paper mache
- make mache
And then there were all of these paper mache heads and doll heads everywhere.
- And then there were all of these paper mache heads and doll heads everywhere.
- No Arya, I'm waiting to get in front of Congress to show them a little paper mache mummy dude and then get a book deal for money.
- I did leave it and he, the guy said that I left the paper mache statue in the middle of the living room, like screaming, taunting him or something.
- Couple bootleg shitty his cousin made man, that little fucking paper mache, you know, kaleidoscope starter.
- At least she's doing paper mache and you know upstairs.
- And then this turns into glue or paper mache.
Examples
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Eric's paper mache masks of Comedy and Tragedy still hang there.
Fiction book (1994) -
Making paper mache was an activity that excited him.
Academic text (2003) -
I'm going to lose a bunch in the paper mache, which is fine.
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And then there were all of these paper mache heads and doll heads everywhere.
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Traditional Mexican paper mache is known as cartoneria.
Blog text (1) -
Each one is handmade; I never use mass-produced paper mache forms, so each heart is unique and perfectly imperfect.
Blog text (1) -
My parents, both pushing 40, and my then-teenaged sister carried 5 brown suitcases constructed of a material I can only describe as a dense, ridged paper mache...
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You'll never know when it will come in handy to build a paper mache piñata for your daughter's birthday party or to make a quick tasty breakfast of bacon, SPAM, and eggs.
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For their art project, the students created colorful sculptures using mache made from recycled paper.
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She covered the balloon with several layers of mache to create a sturdy base for her craft.
Synonyms
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5.8
A material of paper and glue you shape when wet and that becomes hard when dry
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3.9
A material made of paper and glue you shape when wet and paint when dry
Compounds
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Mache as in papier-mâché comes from the French verb mâcher 'to chew'. The idea of paper soaked and mashed like chewed paper helps explain why papier-mâché makes a light, moldable material for masks and sculptures.