Meaning & use
origami
The Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes without cutting or gluing it.
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She taught her students how to fold an origami crane in under five minutes.
The exhibit displayed intricate origami sculptures made from a single sheet of paper.
A note on using this word
Borrowed directly from Japanese; used as both the name of the art form and, informally, for an individual folded piece.
Words with a similar meaning
paper folding
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