Main Entry: de·cou·page

Variant(s): or dé·cou·page \ˌdā-(ˌ)kü-ˈpäzh\

Function: noun

Etymology: French découpage, literally, act of cutting out, from Middle French, from decouper to cut out, from de- + couper to cut — more at cope

Date: 1946

1 : the art of decorating surfaces by applying cutouts (as of paper) and then coating with usually several layers of finish (as lacquer or varnish)
2 : work produced by decoupage

— decoupage or découpage transitive verb