单词 | criblé |
释义 | criblén.adj. A type of engraving on wood or metal (see quots.). Also as adj., engraved in this way, = cribbled adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > engraving > [noun] > techniques generally anaglyptographya1871 needling1878 criblé1879 manière criblée1903 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > engraving > [adjective] > cribbled cribbled1891 criblé1960 1879 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 437/1 A kind of wood engraving ..called the criblé... It means, riddled with small holes... The effect of light and dark is produced in this kind of engraving by sinking a great number of round holes of different diameters in the substance of the wood, which, of course, all come white in the printing. 1960 G. A. Glaister Gloss. Bk. 91/2 Criblé, minute punctures or depressions made in surfaces of wood or metal... Criblé backgrounds can be used to lighten borders which would appear too dark. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1879 |
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