Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A composition of light flat objects pasted onto a sheet of paper, board, or other backing, as.
  • noun A layout of an image to be printed, such as a book cover.
  • noun A collage.
  • noun The art or process of making such a composition.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A composition of a flat object on a board or other backing.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a composition of flat objects pasted on a board or other backing

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Examples

  • He found work in advertising, doing layouts and paste-up work, while looking for a way in to the world of cinema.

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  • The Klansman who claims to be a doctor is just a cheap paste-up hack for hire.

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  • My first job interview consisted of a guy throwing me out of his studio because he wanted a paste-up artist - a skill - not a Mac operator.

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  • But the paste-up of the Supreme Court order was strangely blurred.

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  • He told her to give the editor his name, and after a great deal of convincing she agreed to do so, but when she came back on the line, she informed him that it was paste-up day and that the editor refused to be interrupted by anyone.

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  • However, most papers still have a paste-up table in the composing department with tools to make the submission unnecessarily neat.

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  • Years ago, I did typesetting/paste-up for a craft book publisher and I always got excited when I saw one of these books in a craft store I didn't write them and did not get credit, but they were still my hard work!

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  • However, most papers still have a paste-up table in the composing department with tools to make the submission unnecessarily neat.

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  • However, it would also make paste-up simple and easy as other departments.

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  • However, it would also make paste-up simple and easy as other departments.

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