单词 | repousse |
释义 | repousse in British Englishadjective 1. raised in relief, as a design on a thin piece of metal hammered through from the underside noun 2. design or surface made in this way repoussé in British English (rəˈpuːseɪ) adjective 1. raised in relief, as a design on a thin piece of metal hammered through from the underside 2. decorated with such designs noun 3. a design or surface made in this way 4. the technique of hammering designs in this way Word origin C19: from French, from repousser to push back, from re- + pousser to pushrepoussé in American English (rəpuˈseɪ) French adjective 1. formed in relief, as a pattern on thin metal beaten up from the underside 2. decorated with such patterns noun 3. a pattern or surface made in this way 4. the art or process of hammering metal in this way Word origin Fr, pp. of repousser, to push back < re-, back + pousser, push |
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