repoussé

See also: repousse

English

Etymology

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

Noun

repoussé (uncountable)

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

Translations

metalworking technique

See also

repoussé on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

espouser

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁə.pu.se/
Audio (file)

Verb

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

past participle of repousser

Adjective

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

repelled, repulsed

Further reading

“repoussé” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

prouesse

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