clip artn.
/ˈklɪp ɑːt/, U.S. /ˈklɪp ˌɑrt/ 1. Pre-printed illustrations, usually published in book format, which are designed to be cut out and used in artwork.
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1957 Tide 11 Jan. 40/3 There's nothing like the monthly Clipper for fast layout in emergencies. Big Name firms that you know depend on the Clipper for Clip-Art.
1971 Reproductions Rev. Apr. 60/3 Index of Advertisers... H. S. Volk Studio..Clip Art.
1975 W. B. Graham Compl. Guide Pasteup xxv. 149/2 When you receive those books of clip art, cut them up and file the material under the proper heading.
1999 Frozen Food Age (Nexis) 1 Aug. 41 The NFFA has also made available a promotional idea book, containing..official logos and clip art, promotional item descriptions and an order form.
2. Computing. Ready-to-use digital graphic images for copying and insertion into electronic documents or artwork, provided as part of word-processing software, drawing packages, etc., or available on disk or from the internet.
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1983 InfoWorld 21 Nov. Table of Contents 3/1 Program gives Lisa ‘Electronic Clip Art’.
1984 A+ May 92/3 Apple has indicated that it might provide a disk full of clip art in the future.
1995 Desktop Publishers Jrnl. July 13/1 (advt.) Adding colorful images and clip art is an easy way to increase the effectiveness of your presentations, reports and other documents.
2003 M. Kraak & F. Ormeling Cartography viii. 146/2 CD-ROMs with cartographic clipart in different graphic formats are offered on the market.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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