kirigami


kir·i·ga·mi

K0074500 (kĭr′ĭ-gä′mē)n. The Japanese art of cutting and folding paper into ornamental objects or designs.
[Japanese : kiri, to cut + kami, paper.]

kirigami

(ˌkɪrɪˈɡɑːmɪ) n (Crafts) the art, originally Japanese, of folding and cutting paper into decorative shapes. Compare origami[C20: from Japanese]