Collage Definition

kō-läzh, kə-
collaged, collages, collaging
noun
collages
An art form in which, variously, small objects, bits of newspaper, cloth, pressed flowers, etc. are pasted together on a surface in incongruous relationship for their symbolic or suggestive effect.
Webster's New World
A work, such as a literary piece, composed of both borrowed and original material.
American Heritage
A composition so made.
Webster's New World
Any collection of seemingly unrelated bits and parts, as in a photomontage.
Webster's New World
An assemblage of diverse elements.
A collage of conflicting memories.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
To paste (diverse materials) over a surface, thereby creating an artistic product.
American Heritage
To arrange (material) in a collage.
Webster's New World
To create such an artistic product.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Collage

Noun

Singular:
collage
Plural:
collages

Origin of Collage

  • French from coller to glue from colle glue from Vulgar Latin colla from Greek kolla

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French collage

    From Wiktionary

Collage Sentence Examples

  • Creating a slideshow file featuring photos from the season or monthly collage of family activities and saving them as a file to attach to emails is a great way to create personal ecards.

  • We then created a collage for the school's open day.

  • Hanging Collage - For a more permanent wall decoration you can purchase a hanging collage to be put together by grandparents and grandchildren, such as the one pictured at the right.

  • You could also include a favorite quote or lyrics from your favorite song as part of the collage; try writing the words so they wrap around the edge of the collage or around one of the photos.

  • If you're feeling exceptionally creative, you can even make a collage on the top of an old coffee table!

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Words Starting With

CCOCOL

Words Ending With

EGEAGE

Unscrambles

collage

Words Starting With C and Ending With E

Starts With C & Ends With EStarts With CO & Ends With EStarts With C & Ends With GE

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With C7 Letter Words Ending With E