DECOUPAGE
decoupage
(noun) the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with varnish or lacquer
decoupage
(noun) art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
decoupage (countable and uncountable, plural decoupages)
An art technique in which paper cutouts (either from magazines etc or specially made) are glued onto the surface of an object and sometimes painted or decorated
An artwork made by this technique
Verb
decoupage (third-person singular simple present decoupages, present participle decoupaging, simple past and past participle decoupaged)
To perform or use the art technique of decoupage.
Source: Wiktionary
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