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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

But the first look was surely the best, a surrealist white coat with tubular arms that looked like it had been made from papier mache.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2022

For two weeks in June or July, kids between the ages of 4 and 11 can explore several different artistic methods: ceramics, painting, drawing, papier mache and more.

From Washington Times • Jul. 11, 2017

Housed in a five-storey building, the school's facade was multicoloured and the foyer guarded by a life-size papier mache lion.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2014

“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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