Repousse Definition

rə-po͝o-sā
adjective
Formed in relief, as a pattern on thin metal beaten up from the underside.
Webster's New World
Decorated with such patterns.
Webster's New World
Raised in relief.
American Heritage
noun
A pattern or surface made in this way.
Webster's New World
A design in relief.
American Heritage
The art or process of hammering metal in this way.
Webster's New World

Origin of Repousse

  • French past participle of repousser to push back from Old French re- re- pousser to push (from Latin pulsāre to beat) (frequentative of pellere to push repel)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French repoussé (“pushed up"), ultimately from Latin pulsare (“to push").

    From Wiktionary

Repousse Sentence Examples

  • The reason of this is that a repousse relief is of much thinner substance than if the same design were cast, even by the most skilful metal-worker, and so a large surface may be produced with a very small expenditure of valuable metal.

  • Repousse work in silver, which is still practised, dates from the most ancient times.

  • They consist of drinking vessels, bowls, vases, ladles and other objects of silver, parcel-gilt, and exquisitely decorated with figures in relief, both cast and repousse.

  • It is a very sumptuous work, the front of the altar being entirely of gold, with repousse reliefs and cloisonné enamels; the back and ends are of silver, with gold ornaments.

  • The main part of most of these screens is filled in with quatrefoils, and at the top is an open frieze formed of plate iron pierced, repousse, and enriched with engraving.

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Words Starting With

RREREP

Words Ending With

ESESSE

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