Cartonnage Definition

kärtə-näzh
noun
A material consisting of linen or papyrus strips covered with wet plaster, used in ancient Egypt especially for molding mummy cases and funeral masks.
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Origin of Cartonnage

  • French carton cardboard, carton carton -age -age (from Old French –age)

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

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