repoussé

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ɹəˈpuːseɪ/ /ɹəˌpuːˈseɪ/

Word forms

repoussé repoussés repousséing repousséed repousséd

Etymology

Borrowed from French repoussé (“pushed up”), ultimately from Latin pulsare (“to push”).

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