repoussé
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re·pous·sé
(rə-pū-sā') 
adj.
adj.
- Shaped or decorated with patterns in relief formed by hammering and pressing on the reverse side. Used especially of metal.
- Raised in relief.
- A design in relief.
- The technique of hammering and pressing designs in relief.
[French, past participle of repousser, to push back, from Old French : re-, re- + pousser, to push (from Latin pulsāre, to beat, frequentative of pellere, to push; see repel).]
Raised in relief by embossing or by beating on the underside with a hammer.
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repoussé
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Type of decoration used on cold sheet bronze or gold produced by hammering from the back surface against a pattern mould to create a relief effect. See also chasing tool.
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repoussé
repoussé (rəpūsā'), the process or the product of ornamenting metallic surfaces with designs in relief hammered out from the back by hand. Gold and silver are most commonly used today for fine work, but copper and tin are suitable for the purpose, and bronze was extensively used in past times. The process is of ancient origin, having been employed by most early civilizations. Among the finest examples of repoussé are the famous bronze armor of Greece of the 4th cent. B.C., Byzantine religious works, and much of the gold and bronze work of Benvenuto Cellini. The process is distinct from embossing, in which the relief ornament is produced by use of dies.
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categories related to 'repoussé'
- Sculpture Tools and Techniques - repoussé: process of hammering metal into decorative forms in relief
- Graphic Arts - repoussé: relief design on paper
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