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Vinony

collage

noun

  1. artwork created with collage technique
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kɒˈlɑːʒ/ / /kəˈlɑːʒ/ / /ˈkɒl.ɑːʒ/

noun

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French collage. Doublet of collagen, colloid, and protocol.

  1. A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface or juxtaposing them digitally in analogous manner.
  2. A composite object or collection (abstract or concrete) created by the assemblage of various media; especially for a work of art such as text, film, etc.

    “Near-synonyms: bricolage, montage”

    “Richard Brautigan's novel So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away is a collage of memories.”

  3. The technique or method of producing a work of art of this kind.

    “Near-synonyms: bricolage, montage”

verb

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French collage. Doublet of collagen, colloid, and protocol.

  1. To make into a collage.

    “collage the picture together.”