repoussé

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word repoussé. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word repoussé, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say repoussé in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word repoussé you have here. The definition of the word repoussé will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofrepoussé, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: repousse

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

repoussé (uncountable)

  1. A metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is ornamented or shaped by hammering from the reverse side.
    • 1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 60:
      [] } the extraordinary thinness of the walls of these vases, which reminds us of the finest china, or even of Venetian glass. Some of them have elements in their designs stamped out into low relief to represent the repoussé ornament natural to such metal-work.

Translations

Verb

repoussé (third-person singular simple present repoussés, present participle repousséing, simple past and past participle repousséed or repousséd)

  1. To use this metalworking technique.

See also

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.pu.se/
  • Audio:(file)

Participle

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

  1. past participle of repousser

Adjective

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

  1. repelled, repulsed

Further reading

Anagrams