origami
[ awr-i-gah-mee ]
/ ˌɔr ɪˈgɑ mi /
noun, plural o·ri·ga·mis for 2.
the traditional Japanese art or technique of folding paper into a variety of decorative or representational forms, as of animals or flowers.
an object made by origami.
Origin of origami
1920–25; < Japanese, equivalent to
ori fold +
-gami, combining form of
kami paper
Words nearby origami
orifice,
orifice meter,
orificium,
oriflamme,
orig.,
origami,
origan,
origanum,
origanum oil,
origen,
origin
Example sentences from the Web for origami
She followed a Japanese tradition that says if you fold 1,000 origami paper cranes, you are granted a wish.
Truman’s Grandson & Japan’s A-Bomb Survivors: A Story of Reconciliation |Clifton Truman Daniel |August 5, 2014 |DAILY BEASTCan you instruct someone how to make an origami ‘cootie catcher’ with just words?
Can You Answer These 10 Oddball Job Interview Questions Asked at America’s Top Tech Companies? |Brian Ries |January 17, 2014 |DAILY BEASTWhen folded several times, similar to origami, cardboard had legitimate structural strength.
This is why 18 of the top 20 origami experts in the world are tall people.
British Dictionary definitions for origami
origami
/ (ˌɒrɪˈɡɑːmɪ) /
noun
the art or process, originally Japanese, of paper folding
Word Origin for origami
from Japanese, from
ori a folding +
kami paper