collage

[ kuh-lahzh, koh- ]

/ kəˈlɑʒ, koʊ- /

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noun

a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single surface various materials not normally associated with one another, as newspaper clippings, parts of photographs, theater tickets, and fragments of an envelope.

a work of art produced by this technique.Compare assemblage (def. 3).

an assemblage or occurrence of diverse elements or fragments in unlikely or unexpected juxtaposition: The experimental play is a collage of sudden scene shifts, long monologues, musical interludes, and slapstick.

a film that presents a series of seemingly unrelated scenes or images or shifts from one scene or image to another suddenly and without transition.

verb (used with object), col·laged, col·lag·ing.

to make a collage of: The artist has collaged old photos, cartoon figures, and telephone numbers into a unique work of art.

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Origin of collage

1915–20; <French, equivalent to colle paste, glue (<Greek kólla) + -age-age

OTHER WORDS FROM collage

col·lag·ist, noun

Words nearby collage

collaborate, collaboration, collaborationist, collaborative, collaborator, collage, collagen, collagen disease, collagen injection, collapsar, collapse

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How to use collage in a sentence

The show includes a set of small collages and another series, executed with oil stick, that layer brighter colors on slate-toned fields.
In the galleries: Up to his elbows in watery works and lustrous prints|Mark Jenkins|December 18, 2020|Washington Post
In seeking out evidence on patient-centered care, Mazzarelli and Trzeciak wound up reviewing 281 research articles that formed what they saw as a collage of evidence about the power of compassion.
How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis? (Ep. 444)|Stephen J. Dubner|December 17, 2020|Freakonomics
While companies like Microsoft are trying to work around the collage of squares we’re used to by superimposing cutout figures at a table, for example, the fact is that staring intensely at faces for long periods of time is draining.
The Zoom-fatigued person’s guide to connecting virtually on Thanksgiving|Tanya Basu|November 24, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Mark Wamaling’s collage, subtitled “Mail-in Ballot for Alfred Jarry,” was inspired by the proto-Dadaist author of the play “Ubu Roi” and features multiple postmarks.
In the galleries: A wide array of media carry election-year messages|Mark Jenkins|October 30, 2020|Washington Post

Get adults to send photos of their creations and assemble a digital art collage to share with everyone.
Virtually Celebrate in Style|Tracy Moran|August 5, 2020|Ozy
Galeria is a collage of quotations: columns, chrome black tables, panels with English paisley fabric.
Russia’s Gold Digger Academy|Peter Pomerantsev|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An Afghan instructor explained the concept of collage in Dari.
How I’ll End the War: Making Collage Art With Afghan Students|Nick Willard|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“This is my collage about a farm,” he said pointing out a rake, plant, and chicken.
How I’ll End the War: Making Collage Art With Afghan Students|Nick Willard|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is a photocopy collage of the mirrored image divided by bright colors to the right and a more muted palette to the left.
Jasper Johns: The Secrets of a Master at Work|Justin Jones|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I think the century of the self has provided us with this: the mechanization of celebrity, the artist as a public collage.
Interview: T Bone Burnett, the Coen Brothers’ Music Guru|Andrew Romano|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The 143 collage system is also very prevalent in France among the working classes, and seems to answer well enough.
Modern marriage and how to bear it|Maud Churton Braby
The method of collage employed at the Abbey of Hautvillers is said to have preserved the wines from this evil.
A History of Champagne|Henry Vizetelly
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Cambridge and its Story|Charles William Stubbs
During the last few years, the Collage has not raised enough of these trees to meet the demand.
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Margaret had however called it the quenes collage of sainte Margarete and S. Bernard.
Cambridge|Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker

British Dictionary definitions for collage

collage

/ (kəˈlɑːʒ, kɒ-, French kɔlaʒ) /

noun

an art form in which compositions are made out of pieces of paper, cloth, photographs, and other miscellaneous objects, juxtaposed and pasted on a dry ground

a composition made in this way

any work, such as a piece of music, created by combining unrelated styles

Derived forms of collage

collagist, noun

Word Origin for collage

C20: French, from coller to stick, from colle glue, from Greek kolla

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