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collage
collage

Definition

A picture made by assembling different materials or images.

From French collage.

Merriam-Webster records 1919 for this headword. The date refers to the dictionary’s recorded sense, which may differ from the meaning illustrated here. See the dictionary entry.

Example of use

The students made a collage of old photographs.

Historical attestation

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collage

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