repoussé

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re·pous·sé / rəˌpoōˈsā/ • adj. (of metalwork) hammered into relief from the reverse side.• n. ornamental metalwork fashioned in this way.

repoussé

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repoussé beaten into relief. XIX. — F., pp. of repousser, f. RE- + pousser PUSH.

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