collage

collage
['kɒlα:ʒ, kə'lα:ʒ]
noun
1》 a form of art in which various materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric are arranged and stuck to a backing.
2》 a combination or collection of various things.
Derivatives
collagist noun
Origin
early 20th cent.: from Fr., lit. 'gluing'.

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  • Collage — Collage: Das Fremdwort stammt aus dem Bereich der bildenden Kunst. In der frz. Sprache wurde es erstmals am Anfang des 20. Jh.s im Zusammenhang mit den von Picasso und Braque geschaffenen Bildkompositionen verwendet, die aus aufgeklebten… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • collage — 1919, from Fr. collage a pasting, from O.Fr. coller to glue, from Gk. kolla glue. Earliest reference is in Wyndham Lewis …   Etymology dictionary

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  • collage — [kə läzh′] n. [Fr, a pasting < colle, paste < Gr kolla, glue] 1. an art form in which, variously, small objects, bits of newspaper, cloth, pressed flowers, etc. are pasted together on a surface in incongruous relationship for their symbolic …   English World dictionary

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