decoupage

[ dey-koo-pahzh ]

/ ˌdeɪ kuˈpɑʒ /

noun Also dé·cou·page [dey-koo-pahzh; French dey-koo-pazh] /ˌdeɪ kuˈpɑʒ; French deɪ kuˈpaʒ/ .

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.

work produced by the art or technique of decoupage.

verb (used with object), de·cou·paged, de·cou·pag·ing.

to decorate by decoupage: walls decoupaged with photographs of movie stars.

to apply or use as decoupage or by decoupage technique: Let's decoupage these maps onto the tabletops.

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, coup¹) + -age-age

Words nearby decoupage

decorator, decorous, decorticate, decortication, decorum, decoupage, decouple, decoupling, decoy, decrease, decreasing

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British Dictionary definitions for decoupage

decoupage

/ (ˌdeɪkuːˈpɑːʒ) /

noun

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

anything produced by this technique

Word Origin for decoupage

C20: from French, from découper to cut out, from de- + couper to cut

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	decoupage
释义	decoupage [ dey-koo-pahzh ] / ˌdeɪ kuˈpɑʒ / noun Also dé·cou·page [dey-koo-pahzh; French dey-koo-pazh] /ˌdeɪ kuˈpɑʒ; French deɪ kuˈpaʒ/ . 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. work produced by the art or technique of decoupage. verb (used with object), de·cou·paged, de·cou·pag·ing. to decorate by decoupage: walls decoupaged with photographs of movie stars. to apply or use as decoupage or by decoupage technique: Let's decoupage these maps onto the tabletops. 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, coup¹) + -age-age Words nearby decoupage decorator, decorous, decorticate, decortication, decorum, decoupage, decouple, decoupling, decoy, decrease, decreasing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for decoupage decoupage / (ˌdeɪkuːˈpɑːʒ) / noun the art or process of decorating a surface with shapes or illustrations cut from paper, card, etc anything produced by this technique Word Origin for decoupage C20: from French, from découper to cut out, from de- + couper to cut Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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