chiyogami means the repeating pattern found in many origami papers, originally applied with wood blocks, but now mainly using silkscreen techniques. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
chiyogami is pronounced /ˌtʃɪjəʊˈɡɑːmɪ/.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 千代紙 (ちよがみ, chiyogami, “gaily colored paper”, literally “paper of a thousand worlds”).
noun
- The repeating pattern found in many origami papers, originally applied with wood blocks, but now mainly using silkscreen techniques.