单词 | repoussé |
释义 | repoussé[ ruh-poo-sey ] / rə puˈseɪ / adjective(of a design) raised in relief by hammering on the reverse side. ornamented or made in this kind of raised work. nounthe art or process of producing repoussé designs. Origin of repoussé1850–55; <French, past participle of repousser to push back; see re-, push Words nearby repoussérepositorium, repository, repossess, repot, repoussage, repoussé, repoussoir, repp, Repplier, repr., reprehend Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for repoussé
British Dictionary definitions for repoussérepoussé / (rəˈpuːseɪ) / adjectiveraised in relief, as a design on a thin piece of metal hammered through from the underside decorated with such designs nouna design or surface made in this way the technique of hammering designs in this way Word Origin for repousséC19: from French, from repousser to push back, from re- + pousser to push Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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