collage

n. 1. any picture made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs, especially in unusual or surprising ways.
Syn. -- montage. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the technique of producing a work of art that is a collage{ 1 }. [ PJC ]

3. any composite object, whether abstract or concrete, created by assembling components of varied types. [ PJC ]

4. (Cinema) a film having scenes of different types or from different locations displayed in rapid succession without transitions. [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. ko`lla glue + -gen. ] (Physiol. Chem.) The chemical basis of ordinary connective tissue, as of tendons or sinews and of bone. On being boiled in water it becomes gelatin or glue. [ 1913 Webster ]