repoussé

See also: repousse

English

Etymology

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

Noun

repoussé (uncountable)

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

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.pu.se/
  • (file)

Verb

repoussé m (feminine singular repoussée, masculine plural repoussés, feminine plural repoussées)

  1. past participle of repousser

Adjective

repoussé (feminine singular repoussée, masculine plural repoussés, feminine plural repoussées)

  1. repelled, repulsed

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