origami
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- noun
- /ɔːrɪˈɡɑːmi/
:
origami
- She folded the paper carefully, showing her skill in origami by making a beautiful crane.
- origami fortune-teller
And I kid you not, they have things from how to do origami to how to do your taxes.
- And I kid you not, they have things from how to do origami to how to do your taxes.
- Everything you'll see here except the car is origami.
- Let's make the boxes like origami.
Examples
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Sam has created an origami wall of newspapers, intricately woven together.
Fiction book (2001) -
Her room is filled with origami birds from the 100 Denny's napkins, her birthday gift.
Fiction book (2001) -
My grandma taught me how to make origami.
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There are all kinds of animals that you can make with origami.
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Mary Tang was into origami in a big way.
Academic text (2016) -
Learn how to make an origami crane by folding paper.
Academic text (1997) -
Lucy tries to fold a napkin into an origami bird.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Please get well soon," they said, one after another, leaving him flowers and origami cranes, the paper birds symbolizing restored health.
Fiction book (1998) -
Oliver finished his origami airplane and sailed it over to Decker.
Fiction book (1995) -
Lucy half-smiles and unconsciously begins to fold one of the Denny's napkins into an origami bird.
Fiction book (2001)
How Intricate
- Specialized
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Etymology
The word origami comes from the Japanese parts ori 'fold' and kami 'paper'. So origami is the art of folding paper into shapes, which is why we use it for paper cranes, flowers, and animals.