origami

noun

ori·ga·mi ˌȯr-ə-ˈgä-mē

: the Japanese art or process of folding squares of paper into representational shapes

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Mandarin Oriental, Geneva A flock of 1,450 gold origami doves pauses midflight in the lobby of this Geneva hotel. —

Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 In his office, Posen has now pinned the denim fabric around the hips, folding each corner like origami. —

Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024 These clever kayaks fold up like origami, packing down to the size of a small suitcase. —

Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024 Breaking the conventional mold, researchers at Princeton and North Carolina State University are rethinking how robots can move with a hyper-flexible origami robot, according to a December 2023 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. —

Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for origami