Papier-mâché

pap′yā-mä′shā, n. a material consisting either of paper-pulp or of sheets of paper pasted together, which by a peculiar treatment resembles varnished or lacquered wood in one cla of articles made of it, and in another cla (chiefly architectural ornaments) somewhat resembles plaster. [Fr. papier —L. papyrus ; mâché is pa.p. of Fr. mâcher , to chew—L. masticāre , to masticate.]