collage

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: col=lage

CIDE DICTIONARY

collage, n. 

•  any picture made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs, especially in unusual or surprising ways.  [WordNet 1.5]
•  the technique of producing a work of art that is a collage{1}.  [PJC]
•  any composite object, whether abstract or concrete, created by assembling components of varied types.  [PJC]
•  a film having scenes of different types or from different locations displayed in rapid succession without transitions.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

collage, n.
1 a form of art in which various materials (e.g. photographs, pieces of paper, matchsticks) are arranged and glued to a backing.
2 a work of art done in this way.
3 a collection of unrelated things.

Derivative

collagist n.

Etymology

F, = gluing

THESAURUS

collage

abstract, abstraction, altarpiece, block print, color print, copy, cyclorama, daub, diptych, engraving, fresco, icon, illumination, illustration, image, likeness, miniature, montage, mosaic, mural, panorama, photograph, picture, print, representation, reproduction, stained glass window, stencil, still life, tableau, tapestry, triptych, wall painting