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decoupage

de·cou·page [ dàykoo p ] (plural de·cou·pag·es) or dé·cou·page [ dàykoo p ] (plural dé·cou·pag·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. paper decoration method: a decorative technique in which a design is made of cut-out pieces of printed paper glued onto a flat base and then varnished

2. decoupage picture: a picture or other form of decoration made using decoupage

[Mid-20th century. < French< découper "cut up, cut out" < couper "cut"]
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