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cartonnage

English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From French cartonnage.[1]

Noun edit

cartonnage (countable and uncountable, plural cartonnages)

  1. The papyrus used to wrap mummies in ancient Egypt.
  2. Pasteboard.

References edit

  1. ^ “cartonnage, n.”, in OED Online  ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

French edit

Etymology edit

From cartonner +‎ -age.

Noun edit

cartonnage m (plural cartonnages)

  1. a cardboard covering of a parcel for protection during delivery

Further reading edit

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