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- adjective Resembling or characteristic of
origami .
Etymologies
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Examples
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In the center, four larger images of the legendary creatures stood posed as if they were on family crests, each supporting a portion of paper that created an origamilike cube.
Fatal Circle Linda Robertson 2010
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The telescope must be compressed to fit aboard the European Ariane 5 rocket that will launch it, so a key concern was whether the Webb can safely unfold its origamilike mirror and shield once it reaches space.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Under construction is an 11-story glass-and-perforated-brick origamilike structure by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, who transformed the power station into the Tate Modern.
NYT > Home Page 2010
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They came in silver crinkle lamé, crushed techno taffeta, draped jersey, and glove leather, but the most interesting was a radzimir number in sky blue with origamilike folds.
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Every purchase is wrapped in gold tissue and nestled in a triangular origamilike shopping bag that seems like a gift in itself.
NYT > Travel By ALEXIS MAINLAND 2009
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It couldn’t be a flyer, given its almost origamilike folds.
In a Strange City Lippman, Laura, 1959- 2001
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But this is something totally different, "he said, pulling out two simple satin halter dresses with complicated origamilike folds falling down the back.
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But this is something totally different, "he said, pulling out two simple satin halter dresses with complicated origamilike folds falling down the back.
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