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Webster 1913 Edition

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(re -p??ˊs?′)

Adj.

[F., p. p. of

repousser

to thrust back; pref

re-

pousser

to push. See

(a)

Formed in relief, as a pattern on metal.

(b)

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.

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Noun.

Repoussé work.

Repoussé work

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