chiyogami

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The repeating pattern found in many origami papers, originally applied with wood blocks, but now mainly using silkscreen techniques.

Pronunciation

/ˌtʃɪjəʊˈɡɑːmɪ/

Word forms

chiyogami

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 千代紙 (ちよがみ, chiyogami, “gaily colored paper”, literally “paper of a thousand worlds”).

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