[Ads-l] Antedating of "Origami"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
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origami (OED 1956)

1948 _Nippon Times_ 9 Mar. 4/5 (Japan Times Archives)  "Origami" or paper-folding is a pastime popular among Japanese children, particularly girls.

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