| 单词 | toreutic | 
| 释义 | toreuticadj.n. A. adj.   Of or pertaining to toreutics (see  B.); chiefly in  toreutic art = toreutics; also, of figures, etc., executed according to the toreutic art; of an artist, working in toreutics. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > artistic work in metal > 			[adjective]		 > metal or ivory toreutic1837 1837    Antiq. Athens 38  				The Minerva of the Parthenon, also by Phidias, wrought in ivory and gold, the noblest example of the toreutic art. 1854    Gantillon tr.  Propertius Elegies 87 		(note)	  				Mys.—A toreutic artist who lived  b.c. 444. 1874    Edinb. Rev. July 187  				The best toreutic representations of children are those of the Flemish artist du Quesnoy. 1910    D. G. Hogarth in  Encycl. Brit. I. 248/2  				The..free sculpture and toreutic handiwork of Crete.  B. n.   				 [rendering Greek τορευτική (sc. τέχνη) toreutic art: the Romanized form toreuticē occurs in 17th cent. English use]			. Chiefly in plural   toreutics n. The art, esp. the ancient art, of working in metal or ivory, including embossing, work in relief, chasing, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > artistic work in metal > 			[noun]		 > metal and ivory toreumatology1842 toreutics1847 toreutic1900 1662    J. Evelyn Sculptura i. 2  				Then the Toreutice..for I can only name them briefly.]			 1847    J. Leitch tr.  K. O. Müller Ancient Art §85  				This species of work..is reckoned as a branch of toreutics, by which is meant sculpture in metals..and also this combination of metal with other materials. 1900    Year's Work Class. Stud. 45  				Pernice continues his notes on toreutic. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2019). <  | 
	
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