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Webster 1913 Edition


Repousse


Re-pousˊsé′

(re -p??ˊs?′)
,
Adj.
[F., p. p. of
repousser
to thrust back; pref
re-
+
pousser
to push. See
Push
.]
(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)

  1. A metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is ornamented or shaped by hammering from the reverse side.

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French

Pronunciation

Verb

repoussé m (feminine singular repoussée, masculine plural repoussés, feminine plural repoussées)

  1. past participle of repousser

Adjective

repoussé m (feminine singular repoussée, masculine plural repoussés, feminine plural repoussées)

  1. repelled, repulsed

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