decoupage

noun

the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with varnish or lacquer

art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer

Roots

dede- · French · off, from coupercoup- · French · to cut aticum-age · French · action, result

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Where does decoupage come from?

The word decoupage breaks down into 3 roots of French origin: de-, from French de (“off, from”); coup, from French couper (“to cut”); and -age, from French aticum (“action, result”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.