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

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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 BEAST
Can 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 BEAST
When folded several times, similar to origami, cardboard had legitimate structural strength.
Israeli Inventor Builds Cardboard Bikes|Edward Ferguson|June 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This is why 18 of the top 20 origami experts in the world are tall people.
How Can the Republicans Take Back the Majority?|Megan McArdle|November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST

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

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单词	origami
释义	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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 BEAST Can 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 BEAST When folded several times, similar to origami, cardboard had legitimate structural strength. Israeli Inventor Builds Cardboard Bikes\|Edward Ferguson\|June 27, 2013\|DAILY BEAST This is why 18 of the top 20 origami experts in the world are tall people. How Can the Republicans Take Back the Majority?\|Megan McArdle\|November 9, 2012\|DAILY BEAST 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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