decoupage
Americannoun
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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.
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work produced by the art or technique of decoupage.
verb (used with object)
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to decorate by decoupage.
walls decoupaged with photographs of movie stars.
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to apply or use as decoupage or by decoupage technique.
Let's decoupage these maps onto the tabletops.
noun
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the art or process of decorating a surface with shapes or illustrations cut from paper, card, etc
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anything produced by this technique
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
Vocabulary lists containing decoupage
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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
It also includes bonus lessons and arrives fortified with zippy decoupage graphics, plus more historical footage and inspirational oomph.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2021
Recently appointed the creative director of Ralph Lauren Home, Cotton was raised in a Federal-style house in Burlington, Vt., and his first job was with the decoupage artist and East Village shopkeeper John Derian.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2020
Entering the store, shoppers will be greeted by a three-tiered table featuring Derian’s decoupage designs and artist Livia Cetti’s paper flowers; custom cabinetry showcasing Astier de Villatte ceramics will line the room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2018
Though, I’d seen enough paper-plate crafts and lumpy decoupage to know exactly what she meant about the difference between a hobby and a skill.
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
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
The atmosphere is vaguely colonial, with white French doors and trays decoupaged with portraits of animals in Victorian ruffs.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 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
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