| 单词 | paperware |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspaperware paperware n. articles made of paper or (esp. in early use) papier mâché. ΚΠ 1885 N.Y.'s Great Industries (Edwards & Critten) (new ed.) 29 Atlan. Highland Paperware Co. 1925 G. Dickinson Eng. Papier-mâché i. 3 In 1772 Henry Clay, japanner, of Birmingham, invented a material which had certain heat-resisting properties, that made it suitable for japanning or lacquering processes. The body of the material was made by pasting sheets of paper together, and the articles made from it were called ‘paper ware’. 1969 Canad. Antiques Collector Jan. 8/1 The craze for making ‘Paper-ware’ spread from the 17th to the 19th century, when recipes for making and decorating bowls, vases and plates, were printed in such papers as the ‘Gentleman's Magazine’. 2003 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch (Nexis) 17 Feb. d9 They will provide cakes, special-occasion cakes, ice cream, plasticware, paperware, cards, candles and balloons. < as lemmas |
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