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Papier-mache

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Pa`pier´-ma`che´
n.1.A hard and strong substance made of a pulp from paper, mixed with size or glue, etc. It is formed into various articles, usually by means of molds.
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Noun1.Papier-mache - a substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when wet and painted when drypapier-mache - a substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when wet and painted when dry
paper-mache
paper - a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
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I let him run on, this papier-mache Mephistopheles, and it seemed to me that if I tried I could poke my fore- finger through him, and would find nothing inside but a little loose dirt, maybe.
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