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découpage

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de·cou·page also dé·cou·page  (dk-päzh)
n.
1. The technique of decorating a surface with cutouts, as of paper.
2. A creation produced by this technique.

[French découpage, from découper, to cut up or out, from Old French descolper : des-, de- + colper, to cut (from colp, stroke; see coup).]
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decoupage
decoupage wall plaque

decoupage, découpage
1. the art or technique of cutting out pictures or designs from paper or other material and applying them to a surface.
2. the work produced.
See also: Ornamentation


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