decoupage

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).]

decoupage decoupage wall plaque

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decoupage [ˌdeɪkuːˈpɑːʒ]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) the art or process of decorating a surface with shapes or illustrations cut from paper, card, etc.

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) anything produced by this technique

[from French, from découper to cut out, from de- + couper to cut]

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	decoupage - art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer art, fine art - the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art"
	2.	decoupage - the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with vanish or lacquer artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"