découpage

Variant of decoupage

decoupage definition

de·cou·page or découpage dé′·cou·page′ (dā′ko̵̅o̅ päz̸h′)

noun

  1. the art of cutting out designs or illustrations from paper, foil, etc., mounting them decoratively on a surface, and applying several coats of varnish or lacquer
  2. work done by decoupage

Etymology: Fr découpage < découper, to cut out < dé-, de- + couper, to cut < coup: see coup

transitive verb decoupaged -·paged′, decoupaging -·pag′·ing

to decorate by using decoupage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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