paper fold

Origami's basic unit

A paper fold is a crease made by folding paper, or the act of making such a crease.

The term appears in origami and craft contexts where precise folds create shapes: The crane requires seventeen paper folds.

It also describes the resulting crease itself: Run your fingernail along the paper fold to sharpen it.

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envelope · airplane · crane · square sheet · sheet · bend · tuck · wrinkle · fan · napkin · crepe · flap · valley · mountain · square · sharp · precise · delicate

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paper manipulation technique

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Wound from thin edge

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paper state

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Spread open from closed

flat · unfolded · smooth · spread out · open

paper surface state

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Unshaped bed covering

smooth surface · unfolded · uncreased · pressed flat · blank sheet

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G