to collage
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4.6
To make an artwork by gluing pieces of paper or photos together
- verb
- /kəˈlɑːʒ/
:
hacer un collage
- During the workshop, participants had fun as they learned to collage together pieces of fabric and paper.
Examples
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She decided to collage magazine cutouts into a unique design for her art project.
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I'd never had one, and I began crafting and collaging my own.
Academic text (2001) -
When I'm not blogging, I love to cook, collage, write letters, interview big visionaries, and bring groups of people together online and offline.
Blog text (21) -
Some people like to knit, some people collage—I work on craft stuff, lol.
Blog text (27) -
The students will collage different materials to create vibrant artwork for the school exhibition.
Synonyms
to compose
vsto collage
102
3.5
To make writing, music, or a plan
focuses on making visual art by arranging physical pieces instead of general creation
2
5.9
To combine images or elements into one picture
is made by physically assembling papers images or materials by hand
Antonyms
Compounds
How Assembled
to montage
1
5.8
- Specialized
1
5.8
to collage
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4.6
1
4.6
to assemble
169
2.9
169
2.9
to arrange
162
1.7
162
1.7
to paste
58
2.9
58
2.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb collage comes from the French verb coller 'to glue'. To collage is simply to 'glue' pieces of paper, images, or fabric together to make a single artwork.