the art or process of decorating a surface with shapes or illustrations cut from paper, card, etc
2.
anything produced by this technique
Word origin
C20: from French, from découper to cut out, from de- + couper to cut
decoupage in American English
(ˌdeɪkuˈpɑʒ) or ˌdécouˈpage (ˌdeɪkuˈpɑʒ)
noun
1.
the art of cutting out designs or illustrations from paper, foil, etc., mounting them decoratively on a surface, and applying several coats of varnish or lacquer
2.
work done by decoupage
verb transitiveWord forms: ˌdecouˈpaged or ˌdecouˈpaging
3.
to decorate by using decoupage
Word origin
Fr découpage < découper, to cut out < dé-, de- + couper, to cut < coup: see coup