collage
collage Lexical Profile
collage Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An artistic technique or visual artwork made by assembling and gluing diverse materials, such as photographs, newspaper clippings, fabric, and patterned paper, onto a flat surface.
"For her final art project, she created a vibrant collage using vintage magazine clippings and pressed flowers."
A varied collection or combination of unrelated things, impressions, or fragments that together form an evocative whole.
"The documentary presents a fascinating collage of personal interviews, archival footage, and folk music."
• verb
To assemble, arrange, or fasten diverse materials or images together to create a collage.
"The students spent the afternoon collaging old postcards and ticket stubs onto poster boards."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'collage' (an artwork made by gluing various materials together, pronounced kuh-LAHZH) with 'college' (an institution of higher education, pronounced KAHL-ij).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 20th century from French 'collage', literally meaning 'a pasting or gluing', from 'coller' (to glue) and ultimately from Ancient Greek 'kolla' (glue); the term was coined by Cubist artists Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso.