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repoussoir: Meaning and Definition of

re•pous•soir

Pronunciation: (ru-p-swär'), [key]
— n. Painting.
  1. a figure or object in the extreme foreground: used as a contrast and to increase the illusion of depth.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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