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1. (n.) engraving
the act or art of a person who engraves.
2. engraving
the art of forming designs by cutting, etching with acids, a photographic process, etc., as on the surface of a metal plate or block of wood, from which impressions or prints of the design can be made.
3. engraving
the design engraved.
4. engraving
an engraved plate or block.
5. engraving
an impression or print from this.
Etymology: (1595–1605)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) engraving
a print made from an engraving
2. (noun) engraving
a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved
3. (noun) engraving, etching
making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) engraving
the act or art of producing upon hard material incised or raised patterns, characters, lines, and the like; especially, the art of producing such lines, etc., in the surface of metal plates or blocks of wood. Engraving is used for the decoration of the surface itself; also, for producing an original, from which a pattern or design may be printed on paper
2. (noun) engraving
that which is engraved; an engraved plate
3. (noun) engraving
an impression from an engraved plate, block of wood, or other material; a print
4. engraving
of Engrave
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