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decoupage en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌdeɪkuːˈpɑːʒ/ (UK)
  • (US) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (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.
  2. (countable, uncountable) An artwork made by this technique.

Forms

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decoupages Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

papier-mâché · collage

decoupage en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˌdeɪkuːˈpɑːʒ/ (UK)
  • (US) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To perform or use the art technique of decoupage.

Forms

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decoupages Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
decoupaged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
decoupaged Tense=Past lexicographic
decoupaging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic