cut-outs
Scissored paper shapes
Cut-outs are shapes or figures removed from a larger piece of material—paper, cardboard, fabric.
Children make cut-outs of snowflakes; magazines feature cut-out coupons.
In espionage, a cut-out is an intermediary who shields principals from direct contact: The handler never met the agent directly—always through a cut-out.
Cut-out also describes decorative openings in clothing or design that reveal what's beneath.
Pressed pulp for writing
- glueBonding substance
- collageAssembled mixed-media artwork
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- stencilCutout pattern for painting
cardstock · scrapbooking · papercraft · kirigami · origami · decal · embellishment · motif
Bound periodical with articles
- newspaperPrinted periodical of current events
- clippingPiece cut out
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- collageAssembled mixed-media artwork
scrapbook · mood-board · zine · ephemera · paste-up · photomontage · assemblage · editorial
Strung decorative arrangements
- buntingFestive decorative fabric
- streamersDecorative hanging ribbons
- confettiThrown celebration scraps
- festoonsDecorative hanging chains
centerpieces · banners · mobiles · decoupage · ornaments · trimmings · adornments · accents
Adjustable optical inlet
- gapUnfilled space between
- holeAbsence in matter
- openingGap or start
- perforationHole punched through something
window · void · absence · pierced · punched · removed · hollow · see-through
paper
Pressed pulp for writing
stencil · cardstock · scrapbooking · papercraft · kirigami · origami · decal · embellishment · motif · handmade
magazine
Bound periodical with articles
- newspaperPrinted periodical of current events
- clippingPiece cut out
- montageAssembled sequence of images
collage · scrapbook · mood-board · zine · ephemera · paste-up · photomontage · assemblage · editorial
garlands
Strung decorative arrangements
- buntingFestive decorative fabric
- streamersDecorative hanging ribbons
- confettiThrown celebration scraps
festoons · centerpieces · banners · mobiles · decoupage · ornaments · trimmings · adornments · accents · flourishes
aperture
Adjustable optical inlet
perforation · window · void · absence · pierced · punched · removed · hollow · see-through · lacuna
template
Preset pattern for reproduction
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- circleCurved closed shape
- squareRhombus with right angles
triangle · star · heart · diamond · crescent · arrow · cross · oval · hexagon · letter
keyhole
Opening for a lock
- backlessLacking rear coverage
- cold-shoulderIntentional social rejection
- midriffAbdomen's front surface
mesh · eyelet · peephole · slit · overlay · paneled · cutwork · broderie · lattice · openwork
- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
- paper craftsorigami, paper folding, kirigami, quilling, paper quilling
- fashion trendsvintage fashion, retro fashion, retro style, vintage, retro
- secret networkssecret societies, cabals, cells, hidden networks, criminal networks
cut-outsdrawings
Images rendered by hand
paintings · sketches · illustrations · brushwork · painted figures
cut-outsinclusions
Things placed within
insertions · additions · fill-ins · inlays