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repoussage

[ ruh-poo-sahzh ]

noun

  1. the art or process of working in dzܲé.
  2. the flattening of the hollow areas of an etching or engraving plate by hammering it gently on the reverse side.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of repoussage1

< French, equivalent to repouss ( er ) ( dzܲé ) + -age -age
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Repoussage, rē-pōō′s�j, n. the hammering from behind of ornamental patterns upon a metal plate: or of etched plates making hollows which would show as spots in printing.

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