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repoussage.

The art or process of hammering out or pressing thin metal from the reverse side, either to produce decorative work or to level up part of an etched plate that has been worked so as to cause a depression.

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noun/ɹəˈpuːsɑːʒ/
  1. The art or process of hammering out or pressing thin metal from the reverse side, either to produce decorative work or to level up part of an etched plate that has been worked so as to cause a depression.

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Where this word comes from

From French repoussage, from repousser.

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