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decoupage

/ˌdeɪkuːˈpɑːʒ/ UK

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Borrowed from French découpage, from découper (“to cut up”).

noun decoupages

countable, uncountable 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.
countable, uncountable An artwork made by this technique.

verb decoupages · decoupaging · decoupaged

transitive To perform or use the art technique of decoupage.

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@misc{decoupage_2026,
  title = {decoupage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decoupage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}