decoupage

[ dey-koo-pahzh ]

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noun

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.

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of decoupage¹

1955–60; < French découpage a cutting out, equivalent to Middle French decoup ( er ) to cut out ( de- de- + couper to cut; coupé, coup ¹ ) + -age -age

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Word History and Origins

Origin of decoupage¹

C20: from French, from découper to cut out, from de- + couper to cut

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