origami

Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes.

(noun)

When you fold paper into the shape of a crane, this is an example of origami.

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See origami in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a traditional Japanese art of folding paper to form flowers, animals, etc.
  2. an object so made

Origin: Jpn

See origami in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. o·ri·ga·mis
  1. The art or process, originating in Japan, of folding paper into shapes representing flowers and birds, for example.
  2. A decorative object made by folding paper.

Origin:

Origin: Japanese

Origin: : ori, to fold

Origin: + kami, paper

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