Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The technique of decorating a surface with cutouts, as of paper.
- noun A creation produced by this technique.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
art technique in whichpaper cut outs (either frommagazines etc or specially made) areglued onto thesurface of an object and sometimespainted ordecorated - noun An
artwork made by this technique - verb To perform or use the art technique of decoupage.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer
- noun the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with vanish or lacquer
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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So the nation's Capitol also will be receiving a lot of muddy brown ornaments including a hip flask decorated in decoupage.
It'll Be a Sad Christmas if Wyoming Can't Rustle Up Some Ornaments Leslie Eaton 2010
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The English called decoupage 'japanning' in the 18th century, and it became popular with the upper and middle classes by the 19th century.
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Kurt is going to kill me though, if I keep saying the word 'decoupage'.
heysusy 2008
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Kurt is going to kill me though, if I keep saying the word 'decoupage'.
heysusy 2008
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Kurt is going to kill me though, if I keep saying the word 'decoupage'.
heysusy 2008
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Kurt is going to kill me though, if I keep saying the word 'decoupage'.
heysusy 2008
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Kurt is going to kill me though, if I keep saying the word 'decoupage'.
heysusy 2008
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I would decoupage wares and sell them at local fairs and churches (and got paid).
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The ostensible purpose of our meeting was to interview the polymath about the decoupage he assembled for Jaguar's party celebrating the 50th anniversary of the E-Type.
A Royal Pronouncement Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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At home, Mr. Monteiro said that he likes to mix and match "antique vintage" plates and has a soft spot for John Derian's decoupage and Jean-Baptiste Astier de Villatte, a French ceramicist.
A Party for Painted Plates and Pediatricians Marshall Heyman 2011
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