decoupage

See also: découpage

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French découpage, from découper (“to cut up”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdeɪkuːˈpɑːʒ/

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Noun

decoupage (countable and uncountable, plural decoupages)

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
2. An artwork made by this technique

See also

• papier-mâché
• collage

Verb

decoupage (third-person singular simple present decoupages, present participle decoupaging, simple past and past participle decoupaged)

1. To perform or use the art technique of decoupage.

Italian

Noun

decoupage m (invariable)

1. (cinematography) cutting
2. decoupage