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noun
A metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is ornamented or shaped by hammering from the reverse side.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
To use this metalworking technique.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Borrowed from French repoussé (“pushed up”), ultimately from Latin pulsare (“to push”).
Across languages
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