Etymology

decoupage

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

French découpage
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  1. French · borrowed fromdécoupage
  2. English todaydecoupage

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

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