carton-pierre
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carton-pierre
- /kɑː(ɹ)ˌtɒn.piˈɛə(ɹ)/
- /ˌkɑː(ɹ)tɒnˈpjɛə(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)
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Unadapted borrowing from French carton-pierre (literally “stone cardboard”).
noun
- Papier-mâché that has been made to resemble wood, stone, or metal, used as decoration. There were, indeed, high-backed Dutch chairs of the seventeenth century; there was a sculptured carved buffet of the sixteenth; there was a sideboard robbed out of the carved work of a church in the Low Countries, and a large brass cathedral lamp over the round oak table; there were old family portr
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noun papier-mâché made to resemble wood, stone, or metal
| Español | cartón piedra |
|---|---|
| Português | cartão-pedra |
| Français | carton-pierre |
| Deutsch | Steinpappe |
Talk about this word "carton-pierre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/carton-pierre. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. carton-pierre. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/carton-pierre "carton-pierre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/carton-pierre.Cite this
@misc{carton_pierre_2026,
title = {carton-pierre},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carton-pierre},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
