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| grotesque |
fantastic or unnatural in the design or combination of forms, as in artwork combining incongruous human and animal features. [1/4 definitions] |
| pastel |
a chalklike crayon used in artwork, or the material from which it is made. [1/5 definitions] |
| paste-up |
a piece of cardboard or heavy paper on which type or artwork is pasted for making a printing plate. |
| pop-up |
having or being a piece of artwork, esp. on cardboard or stiff paper, that becomes three-dimensional when it is opened, or that has parts that move up and down. [1/6 definitions] |
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