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Webster 1913 Edition
Repousse
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Re-pousˊsé′
(re -p??ˊs?′)
, Adj.
(a)
Formed in relief, as a pattern on metal.
(b)
Ornamented with patterns in relief made by pressing or hammering on the reverse side; – said of thin metal, or of a vessel made of thin metal.
– Noun.
Repoussé work.
Repoussé work
, ornamentation of metal in relief by pressing or hammering on the reverse side.
Definition 2024
repoussé
repoussé
See also: repousse
English
Noun
repoussé (uncountable)
- A metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is ornamented or shaped by hammering from the reverse side.
Translations
metalworking technique
See also
French
Pronunciation
Verb
repoussé m (feminine singular repoussée, masculine plural repoussés, feminine plural repoussées)
- past participle of repousser
Adjective
repoussé m (feminine singular repoussée, masculine plural repoussés, feminine plural repoussées)