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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