decoupage
pronunciation
How to pronounce decoupage in British English:
UK [ˌdeɪku:ˈpɑ:ʒ]
How to pronounce decoupage in American English:
US [ˌdekuˈpɑʒ]
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- Noun:
- art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer
- the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with vanish or lacquer
Word Origin
- decoupage (n.)
- 1960, from French découpage, literally "the act of cutting out," from decouper "to cut out" (12c., Old French decoper), from de- "out" (see de-) + couper "to cut" (see chop (v.1)).
Example
- 1. One of the best ways to use old maps for home decor is through the decoupage method .