单词 | paper mache |
释义 | paper macheadj.n. A. adj. = papier mâché adj. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > materials made from paper or pulp > [adjective] > made of papier mâché papier mâché1753 paper mache1763 1763 Pennsylvania Gaz. 26 May 1/3 His store.., where he has to sell..paper mache ornaments, painted paper landscapes; a large assortment of looking glasses. 1830 Times 4 Mar. 8/1 A variety of superior pleted and paper mache frames. 1886 Semi-weekly Age (Coshocton, Ohio) 4 May 1/6 An Ohio man has invented a paper mache coffin which is almost indestructible. 1909 A. Bennett Old Wives' Tale i. 18 A Chinese paper-maché tea-caddy. 1996 M. Kiene & J. Reinkemeyer in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Script Bk. (2000) 1st Season I. 338 (stage direct.) Attached to his snout are very fake looking paper-mache boar's tusks. B. n. = papier mâché n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > materials made from paper or pulp > [noun] > papier mâché papier mâché1753 paper mache1763 paper paste1763 carton-pierre1850 1763 Pennsylvania Gaz. 10 Nov. (advt.) Tortoise-shell Snuff Boxes; Ditto with Gold; Ditto of Paper Machee. 1847 Sci. Amer. 9 Jan. 128/1 Embossed articles, similar to those of paper mache may be produced much stronger than paper mache. 1914 Clearfield (Pa.) Progress 10 Dec. 4/2 Every minute or so he will wink impudently..but he does not know any better, for he is made of paper mache and is run by electricity. 1979 Gourmet Dec. 148/2 This escalated into the burning of satirical figures, chariots, and obelisks made of wood and paper-mâché every year. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1763 |
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