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Repousse adj.

Formed in relief, as a pattern on metal.

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.

Repousse work, ornamentation of metal in relief by pressing or hammering on the reverse side.

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Etymology of 'Repousse'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Repousse" Quotes from Famous Books

... tu ne sais donc pas Qu'une heure, qu'un moment, peuvent t'tre funestes? Que mon amour te perd a jamais si tu restes? Ne repousse pas ma prire Ma vie est toi toute entire. Partont je te ...

— The Tales of Hoffmann - Les contes d'Hoffmann • Book By Jules Barbier; Music By J. Offenbach

... of the Ante-chapel there are several Memorial Brasses. The oldest is a diamond-shaped one, on the left of the south porch, to the memory of John Stokys, Public Orator, who died 17th July, 1559. That of a similar shape on the right is a repousse tablet in copper, and is to the memory of J. K. Stephen, Fellow, who died February, 1892. In the last bay is one to Richard Okes, Doctor in Theology, who was Provost of the ...

— A Short Account of King's College Chapel • Walter Poole Littlechild