repoussé

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Definition of repoussé in English English dictionary: a metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is ornamented or shaped by hammering from the reverse side
repousse: process of embossing metal from the back by hammering then giving further definition to the relief by chasing up from the front
repousse: Decorative sheet-metal work in which the raised design is created by hammering forward from the back
repousse: decorating the surface of metal by hammering the reverse of the object, design refined by chasing
repousse: - A method of making patterns or pictures in relief by pushing out the surface of the metal from behind
repousse: process of embossing metal from the back by hammering then giving further definition to the relief by chasing up from the front Samuel Kirk introduced this process in 1828

repoussé

Etymology

[ r&-"pü-'sA, -'pü ] (adjective.) 1858. From French repoussé (“pushed up”), ultimately from Latin pulsare (“to push”).

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