paper-mache

1. 1.

   a substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when wet and painted when dry

   Synonymspapier-mache

   Broaderpaper

Questions about paper-mache

What does paper-mache mean?

paper-mache means "a substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when wet and painted when dry".

How many syllables are in paper-mache?

paper-mache has 3 syllables and divides as pa-per--mache under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for paper-mache?

Close synonyms include papier-mache. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.