nori
9.2
A sticky paste used as glue for paper and crafts
- noun
- /ˈnɔːri/
:
pasta nori
- To make the scrapbook, apply nori as a sticky paste to hold the pictures in place.
Examples
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It would be by applying ink on the the wood block using a little bit of nori, which is rice paste.
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Use nori as glue when you bind the pages together in your book project.
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In Japanese crafts, nori is often used to adhere decorations to paper.
Synonyms
library paste
vsnori
1
8.6
Thick glue made from water and flour or starch used to stick paper
is a sticky paste made from other ingredients used in Japanese paper crafts
7.2
A strong glue made by boiling rabbit hide for sticking wood or canvas
is a gentler sticky paste mainly for paper and book tasks
How Sticky
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nori for glue comes from Japanese nori, which means 'paste' or 'glue'. It is a sticky substance used to join paper in crafts, so the word now means the paste used in bookbinding and origami.