repoussé
Meanings
noun
- A metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is ornamented or shaped by hammering from the reverse side.
verb
- To use this metalworking technique.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Borrowed from French repoussé (“pushed up”), ultimately from Latin pulsare (“to push”).
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