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repoussé

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re⋅pous⋅sé

  [ruh-poo-sey]
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–adjective
1. (of a design) raised in relief by hammering on the reverse side.
2. ornamented or made in this kind of raised work.
–noun
3. the art or process of producing repoussé designs.
Origin:
1850–55; < F, ptp. of repousser to push back; see re-, push
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re·pous·sé   (rə-pōō-sā')   
adj.  

  1. Shaped or decorated with patterns in relief formed by hammering and pressing on the reverse side. Used especially of metal.

  2. Raised in relief.

n.  

  1. A design in relief.

  2. The technique of hammering and pressing designs in relief.


[French, past participle of repousser, to push back, from Old French : re-, re- + pousser, to push (from Latin pulsāre, to beat, frequentative of pellere, to push; see repel).]
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