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papercutting

papercutting noun: the art of cutting decorative designs out of paper.

Noun

papercutting (uncountable)

  1. The art of cutting decorative designs out of paper.
  2. The traditional Chinese form of such an art, also known as jianzhi.

Forms of papercutting

alternative formpaper cutting

Origin of papercutting

From paper + cutting.

Questions about papercutting

What does papercutting mean?
Papercutting means the art of cutting decorative designs out of paper.
What part of speech is papercutting?
Papercutting is a noun.

Words near papercutting in the dictionary

  1. papercrafters
  2. papercrafts
  3. papercrete
  4. papercut
  5. papercuts
  6. papercutting
  7. papered
  8. papered over
  9. papered the house
  10. paperer
  11. paperers

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