engraving
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engraving
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By surface analysis, engrave + -ing.
noun engravings
- The practice of incising a design onto a hard surface, by cutting grooves into it.
- The art of producing an image from an engraved printing form, typically made of copper.
- A print produced from an engraving. He looked round the poor room, at the distempered walls, and the bad engravings in meretricious frames, the crinkly paper and wax flowers on the chiffonier; and he thought of a room like Father Bryan's, with panelling, with cut glass, with tulips in silver pots, such a room as he had hoped to have f
- The art of drawing music notation at high quality, particularly on a computer.
verb
- present participle and gerund of engrave
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: etching, mezzotint, stipple, printmaking, sculpture, picture, carving, printing, recorder, print, burner, stamp, chop, seal, prints, inscription
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noun the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
| Español | grabado, grabadura, entretallamiento (disused), entretalladura (disused), buriladura |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 彫刻 chōkoku |
| 中文 | 雕刻 diāokè, 鐫刻 /镌刻 juānkè |
| Português | gravura |
| Français | gravure |
| Deutsch | Gravieren, Stechen |
| Italiano | incisione |
| Русский | грави́рование gravírovanije |
| العربية | نَقْشْ naqš |
noun an engraved image
| Español | grabado, burilada, buriladura, entretalla (disused), entretallamiento (disused), entretalladura (disused) |
|---|---|
| Français | gravure |
| Deutsch | Gravur, Stich |
| Русский | гравю́ра gravjúra |
Talk about this word "engraving." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/engraving. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. engraving. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/engraving "engraving." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/engraving.Cite this
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title = {engraving},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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