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单词 paper mache
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paper macheadj.n.

Brit. /ˌpeɪpə ˈmaʃeɪ/, U.S. /ˌpeɪpər məˈʃeɪ/
Forms: 1700s paper machée, 1700s– paper mache, 1700s– paper machee, 1800s– paper maché, 1900s– paper mâché.
Origin: A borrowing from French, combined with an English element; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: paper n., French mâché.
Etymology: < paper n. + French mâché (see papier mâché n.), after papier mâché n. or its etymon French papier mâché.
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.
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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).
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