origami (redirected from Paper folding)

o·ri·ga·mi  (ôr-gäm) n. pl. o·ri·ga·mis 1. The art or process, originating in Japan, of folding paper into shapes representing flowers and birds, for example. 2. A decorative object made by folding paper. [Japanese : ori, to fold + kami, paper.]

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origami [or-rig-gah-mee]

Noun

the art, originally Japanese, of folding paper intricately into decorative shapes [Japanese ori a fold + kami paper]

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origami

the Japanese art of paper folding. — origamist, n.

See also: Art

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origami - the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds) artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building