Decoupage (Noun)
Meaning 1
Art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
The art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with varnish or lacquer.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The antique furniture had been beautifully restored using the art of decoupage to cover the damaged surfaces with intricate floral patterns.
- The artist used decoupage to create a stunning mosaic effect on the walls of the public art installation.
- She spent hours carefully selecting images from old magazines to use in her decoupage project, a one-of-a-kind coffee table.
- The children loved making their own decoupage creations in art class, gluing down colorful shapes and then coating them with a shiny varnish.
- The technique of decoupage was used to decorate the historic palace's interior, with exquisite scenes of hunting and mythological creatures adorning the walls.