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
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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.
Think Progress » Tea Party Movement As Popular As Socialism 2010
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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.
Graphic designers and cabbies Jonathan 2009
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But the paste-up of the Supreme Court order was strangely blurred.
Richard Greener: Why Has the New York Times and Rachel Maddow Misled Us? 2010
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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.
Baby Games Chelsea White 2010
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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.
Archive 2007-05-01 2007
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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!
Funny about some retail people appleleaf 2009
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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.
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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However, it would also make paste-up simple and easy as other departments.
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