collage

col·lage

noun \kə-ˈläzh, kȯ-, kō-\

Definition of COLLAGE

1

a : an artistic composition made of various materials (as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface b : a creative work that resembles such a composition in incorporating various materials or elements <the album is a collage of several musical styles>

2

: the art of making collages

3

: hodgepodge <a collage of ideas>

4

: a work (as a film) having disparate scenes in rapid succession without transitions

— collage transitive verb

— col·lag·ist \-ˈlä-zhist\ noun

Examples of COLLAGE

1. We made collages in art class.
2. an artist known for her use of collage
3. The album is a collage of several musical styles.

Origin of COLLAGE

French, literally, gluing, from coller to glue, from colle glue, from Vulgar Latin *colla, from Greek kolla

First Known Use: 1919

Related to COLLAGE

Synonyms: agglomerate, agglomeration, alphabet soup, assortment, botch, clutter, miscellany, crazy quilt, farrago, gallimaufry, grab bag, gumbo, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, jambalaya, jumble, jungle, litter, macédoine, medley, mélange, menagerie, miscellanea, mishmash, mixed bag, montage, motley, muddle, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, ragout, rummage, salad, salmagundi, scramble, shuffle, smorgasbord, stew, tumble, variety, welter

Related Words: detritus, notions, oddments, odds and ends, sundries; accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomerate, conglomeration; catchall; admixture, alloy, amalgam, blend, combination, commixture, composite, compound, fusion, intermixture, mix-up; bollix, chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, dog's breakfast [chiefly British], mess, morass, muddle, shambles; imbroglio, knot, snarl, tangle

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Other Fine Arts Terms

Gothic, baroque, bas-relief, limn, oeuvre, pastiche, rococo, sfumato

Rhymes with COLLAGE

barrage, corsage, dislodge, garage, hodgepodge, Karaj, massage, swaraj