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chalcographer|kælˈkɒgrəfə(r)| [f. mod.Gr. χαλκογράϕος (f. χαλκός copper, brass + γράϕειν to scratch, write, draw, design) + -er. Cf. F. chalcographe.] One who engraves on copper.
1662Evelyn Chalcogr. 9 Our Burnisher (another tool us'd by Chalcographers). 1677Plot Oxfordsh. 268 Mr. David Loggan, Chalcographer to the University. 1865Sala Diary in Amer. II. 127 A monstrous map of the island of Cuba. It had been graven by a Spanish chalcographer. |