DECOUPAGE


Meaning of DECOUPAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or dé·cou·page ˌdā-(ˌ)kü-ˈpäzh

Etymology: French découpage, literally, act of cutting out, from Middle French, from decouper to cut out, from de- + couper to cut — more at cope

Date: 1946

1. : the art of decorating surfaces by applying cutouts (as of paper) and then coating with usually several layers of finish (as lacquer or varnish)

2. : work produced by decoupage

• decoupage or découpage transitive verb

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