Definition of "kirigami" [kirigami]

• The Japanese art of cutting and folding paper into ornamental objects or designs. (noun)

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• "Maybe that hampers my writing, or maybe my writing gets in the way of kirigami, which gets in the way of my guitar practice, which prevents me from mastering watercolors, which prevents me from theology, ... etc. so forth, probably back to birth."
• "One blogger who attended the 2009 event deemed it a success and was particularly impressed by a demonstration of kirigami and the way that it can be used to make cards."
• "Japanese art of kirigami, which includes cutting of a folded paper."