Mache Definition

mäzh; Fr mȧzh
noun
Any of several plants of the genus Valerianella, especially a Eurasian annual (V. locusta) having small, white to pale bluish flowers and edible young leaves used in salads or as a potherb.
American Heritage

Corn salad.

Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of mâche.
Wiktionary

(dated) A former unit of volumic radioactivity: the quantity of radon (ignoring its daughters) per litre of air which ionizes a sustained current of 0.001 esu.

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Origin of Mache

  • French mâche from dialectal pomache from Vulgar Latin pōmasca from Latin pōmum fruit (perhaps because of its slightly sweet taste)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Mache Sentence Examples

  • It is the chief seat of the glass pearl and imitation jewelry manufacture, and has also an important textile industry, and produces large quantities of hardware, papier mache and other paper goods.

  • For a selection of traditional papier mache masks, go to Masks and Make Believe, which has a wide selection of handcrafted masks, including seductive animal faces, jesters, Pinocchios and masks decorated with feathers and beads.

  • If, however, Mache's views were correct, we should expect a much closer connexion between I and A than has actually been observed.

  • The children made small papier mache maquettes which were developed into a final design with the artist.

  • Then - and how can I forget, we started a papier mache monster head.

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