mache

Pulpy craft material

Mache is a small leafy green with a mild, slightly nutty flavor, used in salads.

Also called lamb's lettuce or corn salad, it grows in small rosettes of tender, spoon-shaped leaves: The mache added a delicate texture to the mixed greens.

Common in French cuisine.

salad

lettuce

Leafy salad vegetable

greensLeafy edible plants
mesclunMixed young salad leaves
arugulaPeppery Mediterranean salad green

cornsalad · vinaigrette · nutty · tender · mild · delicate · rosette · organic · gourmet · dressing

papiermache

sculpture

Shaped three-dimensional art

maskFace-worn concealment
piñataHollow figure hiding sweets
pulpSoft wet mass

glue · newspaper · layering · diorama · armature · craftsmanship · handmade · paintable · formable · decoupage

Opposites

salad green type

macheradicchio

Bitter purple-leafed vegetable

mustard greens · dandelion greens · arugula · watercress · kale

Phrases

paper machePulp-and-paste sculpting medium
macho manOstentatiously masculine person
papier macheMolded paper-and-glue mixture
macho menHypermasculine males
macho upAdopt aggressive masculinity

Family

macho, machete, machismo

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