repoussé

1. Shaped or decorated with patterns in relief formed by hammering and pressing on the reverse side. Used especially of metal.
2. Raised in relief.

1. A design in relief.
2. The technique of hammering and pressing designs in relief.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , past participle of repousser, to push back

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: : re-, re-

Origin: + pousser, to push (from Latin pulsāre, to beat, frequentative of pellere, to push; see repel)