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carton-pierre

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /kɑː(ɹ)ˌtɒn.piˈɛə(ɹ)/
  • /ˌkɑː(ɹ)tɒnˈpjɛə(ɹ)/
  • rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)

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noun

Meaning 1

Papier-mâché that has been made to resemble wood, stone, or metal, used as decoration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French carton-pierre (literally “stone cardboard”).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: harri-kartoi — papier-mâché made to resemble wood, stone, or metal
  • Catalan: cartó pedra — papier-mâché made to resemble wood, stone, or metal
  • Dutch: papierstuc — papier-mâché made to resemble wood, stone, or metal
  • French: carton-pierre — papier-mâché made to resemble wood, stone, or metal
  • German: Steinpappe — papier-mâché made to resemble wood, stone, or metal
  • Portuguese: cartão-pedra — papier-mâché made to resemble wood, stone, or metal
  • Spanish: cartón piedra — papier-mâché made to resemble wood, stone, or metal