n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' läzh, ko ̇ -, k ō -
Function: noun
Etymology: F, literally, gluing, from coller to glue, from colle glue, from Vulgar Latin *colla, from Greek kolla
Date: 1919
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 \ - ' lä-zhist \ noun