decoupage

American  

[dey-koo-pahzh] / ˌdeɪ kuˈpɑʒ /

noun

1. 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.

2. work produced by the art or technique of decoupage.

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verb (used with object)

decoupaged, decoupaging

1. to decorate by decoupage.

   walls decoupaged with photographs of movie stars.

2. to apply or use as decoupage or by decoupage technique.

   Let's decoupage these maps onto the tabletops.

decoupage British  

/ ˌdeɪkuːˈpɑːʒ /

noun

1. the art or process of decorating a surface with shapes or illustrations cut from paper, card, etc

2. anything produced by this technique

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Etymology

Origin of decoupage

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

Example Sentences

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decoupage decoupaged

Metal utility carts come in a range of colors; if you can paint, then stencil or decoupage one yourself.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2022

For John Derian, the founder of an eponymous home décor and decoupage line, the resurgence of fake food is very welcome.

From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2021

She loved to make flower arrangements, do decoupage and play the piano, Gregory said.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2020

But a new line of glass decoupage plates by designer John Derian and artist Katharine Barnwell feature patterns taken from six presidential administrations.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2018

That nickname stuck quicker than a coat of fast-drying decoupage.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

Oh sure, Paul Lynde and Liberace were flouncing on television; closer to home, a boy I kept my distance from decoupaged his notebooks.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2024

We started in the living room, then moved into her office, which is a temple to tabloids, with front pages citing her scoops decoupaged on the walls and ceiling.

From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2021

He collected so many rejection slips that his wife decoupaged a wastebasket with them.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2015

The central components of this extravaganza were the five hundred lovingly decoupaged balls.

From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2012

Occasionally one of the lovely ladies from church would include me in crafts, and consequently, I turned out decoupaged eggs and quilted pillows by the number.

From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann