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Origami
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- 1 The Japanese art of paper folding. uncountable
"JongRak was a 10-year-old boy whose hands, eyes, and questions were all about origami: “Teacher, do you know how to fold a jumping frog?” With his deft little hands, he would teach me and the class how to fold a sunflower and a cicada. At some point, every kid’s little hands and pockets were filled with tiny origami models."
- 2 the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds) wordnet
- 3 A piece of art made by folding paper. countable
"The production notes are folded like the funny origamis that I made in grammar school (only I used to write boy's names inside each section)."
- 4 The materials science technology that applies the art of origami to products. uncountable
- 5 The materials science that studies origami applications in various material. uncountable
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- 6 The mathematics field that studies folding two-dimensional surfaces into three-dimensional structures, using folds and creases akin to those in the art of origami. uncountable
- 1 To construct by means of decorative paper folding. transitive
"He snatched my serviette and swiftly origamied a swan."
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 折(お)り紙(がみ) (origami), from 折(お)り (ori, “to fold”) + 紙(かみ) (kami, “paper”).
Borrowed from Japanese 折(お)り紙(がみ) (origami), from 折(お)り (ori, “to fold”) + 紙(かみ) (kami, “paper”).
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