decoupage
[ dey-koo-pahzh ]
/ ˌdeɪ kuˈpɑʒ /
noun Also dé·cou·page [dey-koo-pahzh; French dey-koo-pazh] /ˌdeɪ kuˈpɑʒ; French deɪ kuˈpaʒ/.
the art or technique of decorating something with cut-outs of paper, linoleum, plastic, or other flat material over which varnish or lacquer is applied.
work produced by the art or technique of decoupage.
verb (used with object), de·cou·paged, de·cou·pag·ing.
to decorate by decoupage: walls decoupaged with photographs of movie stars.
to apply or use as decoupage or by decoupage technique: Let's decoupage these maps onto the tabletops.
Words nearby decoupage
decorator,
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decorum,
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decoy,
decrease,
decreasing
British Dictionary definitions for decoupage
decoupage
/ (ˌdeɪkuːˈpɑːʒ) /
noun
the art or process of decorating a surface with shapes or illustrations cut from paper, card, etc
anything produced by this technique
Word Origin for decoupage
C20: from French, from
découper to cut out, from
de- +
couper to cut