REPOUSSE

a.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Formed in relief, as a pattern on metal.

2.
a.

Ornamented with patterns in relief made by pressing or hammering on the reverse side; -- said of thin metal, or of a vessel made of thin metal. -- n.

3.
a.

Repoussé work. Repoussé work, ornamentation of metal in relief by pressing or hammering on the reverse side.


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