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paste-up
[ peyst-uhp ]
paste-up
noun
- an assembly of typeset matter, illustrations, etc, pasted on a sheet of paper or board and used as a guide or layout in the production of a publication
- a sheet of paper or board on which are pasted artwork, typeset matter, etc, for photographing prior to making a printing plate another name for camera-ready copy
- See collage
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Word History and Origins
Origin of paste-up1
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Example Sentences
Sheppard Fairey, famous for his "HOPE" poster of Barack Obama, has stopped by to paste up his work.
You told me to go out and paste up these bills, and you didn't say a word about license or anything else.
I requested her, moreover, to paste up the windows to prevent any draught blowing into the room.
The shopkeepers, too, paste up a "god of riches," thinking that thus they will become rich!
Place a bit of preserved fruit on each one and mold the paste up around it.
And they made me sew all the time on things that was big and homely, and then another man took me and made me paste up bags.
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