repoussage

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/ɹəˈpuːsɑːʒ/

noun

The art or process of hammering out or pressing thin metal from the reverse side, either to produce decorative work or to level up part of an etched plate that has been worked so as to cause a depression.

OriginFrench repoussage →
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Meanings

nounrepoussage (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe art or process of hammering out or pressing thin metal from the reverse side, either to produce decorative work or to level up part of an etched plate that has been worked so as to cause a depression.

Origin

  1. Frenchrepoussage
  2. Englishrepoussage

From French repoussage, from repousser.

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APA

repoussage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repoussage

MLA

“repoussage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repoussage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “repoussage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repoussage.

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