Decoupage
/ˌdeɪkuːˈpɑːʒ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An art technique in which paper cutouts (either from magazines etc or specially made) are glued onto the surface of an object and sometimes painted or decorated. countable, uncountable
- 2 the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with varnish or lacquer wordnet
- 3 An artwork made by this technique. countable, uncountable
- 4 art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer wordnet
Verb
- 1 To perform or use the art technique of decoupage. transitive
Etymology
Borrowed from French découpage, from découper (“to cut up”).