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papier mache

[pey-per-muh-shey, -ma-, pa-pyey-mah-shey] / ˌpeɪ pər məˈʃeɪ, -mæ-, pa pyeɪ mɑˈʃeɪ /


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Certainly there must be a few tradwives whipping up hissy fits about this on TikTok, pledging to abandon King Arthur in favor of some brand best suited to make papier mache paste.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2024

"REACT works like the balloon on the inside of papier mache, and can be removed safely leaving the clot intact."

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2021

They made dummies with papier mache heads sporting their own clipped hair, which they left in their bunks that night.

From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2015

Meanwhile, Masks y Mas Mexican folk art store near the University of New Mexico sells papier mache statues of La Santa Muerte - Mexico's folk Death Saint who counts drug traffickers among her devotees.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2013

“Only for about ten seconds. Then it fell apart, and the papier mache clogged up the drain in the art-room sink for a month.”

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass




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