de·cou·page also dé·cou·page 
(dā′k-päzh)
(dā′k-päzh)n.
1. The technique of decorating a surface with cutouts, as of paper, and finishing with layers of lacquer or varnish.
2. A creation produced by this technique.
[French découpage, from découper, to cut up or out, from Old French descolper : des-, de- + colper, to cut (from colp, stroke; see COUP).]