repoussage

English

Etymology

From French repoussage, from repousser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹəˈpuːsɑːʒ/

Noun

repoussage (uncountable)

1. 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.

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

repoussage m (plural repoussages)

1. repoussage

Further reading

• “repoussage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.