Repoussé
Repoussé (re -p??`s?") , adjective
[French, past participle of repousser to thrust back; pref re- + pousser to push. See Push.]
(a)
Formed in relief, as a pattern on metal.
(b)
Ornamented with patterns in relief made by pressing or hammering on the reverse side; -- said of thin metal, or of a vessel made of thin metal.
Repoussé work.
Collocations (1)
Repoussé work , ornamentation of metal in relief by pressing or hammering on the reverse side.
Also: Repousse