engraving

[ en-grey-ving ]

/ ɛnˈgreɪ vɪŋ /

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noun

the act or art of a person who or thing that engraves.

the art of forming designs by cutting, corrosion by acids, a photographic process, etc., on the surface of a metal plate, block of wood, or the like, for or as for the purpose of taking off impressions or prints of the design so formed.

the design engraved.

an engraved plate or block.

an impression or print from this.

Origin of engraving

First recorded in 1595–1605; engrave + -ing¹

Words nearby engraving

engram, engraphia, engrave, engraver beetle, engraver's trick, engraving, engross, engrossed bill, engrossing, engrossment, engulf

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Example sentences from the Web for engraving

However, the poet faithfully defended his livelihood, insisting that engraving was a true art.
William Blake's Heavenly Imagination|Chloe Malle|November 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He famously said, “Painting is drawing on canvas and engraving is drawing on copper and nothing else.”
William Blake's Heavenly Imagination|Chloe Malle|November 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
But engraving is a painstaking and laborious art that requires patience, precision and lack of whim.
William Blake's Heavenly Imagination|Chloe Malle|November 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The portrait unlike all he has seen in painting or engraving: very pale, very thoughtful, very commanding, he says.
Letters of Edward FitzGerald|Edward FitzGerald

For this operation immense grindstones, carried by machinery, are used, as seen in the engraving.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVI, July 1852, Vol. V|Various
His room was adorned with some poor pictures, among which was an engraving of Catherine II.
The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg,|Alexander Michie
Two of these are represented in the engraving, surrounded by fronds of Delesseria sanguinea, Callithamnium, and Griffithsia.
The Book of the Aquarium and Water Cabinet|Shirley Hibberd
This engraving, by G. Powle, is executed in a style of beauty and spirit that has seldom been surpassed.
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness|Thomas Frognall Dibdin

British Dictionary definitions for engraving

engraving

/ (ɪnˈɡreɪvɪŋ) /

noun

the art of a person who engraves

a block, plate, or other surface that has been engraved

a print made from such a surface

Other words from engraving

Related adjective: glyptic

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Cultural definitions for engraving

engraving

An artistic print made from a metal plate on which an artist has cut a design with a graver or a small chisel. (Compare etching.)

单词	engraving
释义	engraving [ en-grey-ving ] / ɛnˈgreɪ vɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR engraving ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act or art of a person who or thing that engraves. the art of forming designs by cutting, corrosion by acids, a photographic process, etc., on the surface of a metal plate, block of wood, or the like, for or as for the purpose of taking off impressions or prints of the design so formed. the design engraved. an engraved plate or block. an impression or print from this. Origin of engraving First recorded in 1595–1605; engrave + -ing¹ Words nearby engraving engram, engraphia, engrave, engraver beetle, engraver's trick, engraving, engross, engrossed bill, engrossing, engrossment, engulf Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for engraving However, the poet faithfully defended his livelihood, insisting that engraving was a true art. William Blake's Heavenly Imagination\|Chloe Malle\|November 12, 2009\|DAILY BEAST He famously said, “Painting is drawing on canvas and engraving is drawing on copper and nothing else.” William Blake's Heavenly Imagination\|Chloe Malle\|November 12, 2009\|DAILY BEAST But engraving is a painstaking and laborious art that requires patience, precision and lack of whim. William Blake's Heavenly Imagination\|Chloe Malle\|November 12, 2009\|DAILY BEAST The portrait unlike all he has seen in painting or engraving: very pale, very thoughtful, very commanding, he says. Letters of Edward FitzGerald\|Edward FitzGerald For this operation immense grindstones, carried by machinery, are used, as seen in the engraving. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVI, July 1852, Vol. V\|Various His room was adorned with some poor pictures, among which was an engraving of Catherine II. The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg,\|Alexander Michie Two of these are represented in the engraving, surrounded by fronds of Delesseria sanguinea, Callithamnium, and Griffithsia. The Book of the Aquarium and Water Cabinet\|Shirley Hibberd This engraving, by G. Powle, is executed in a style of beauty and spirit that has seldom been surpassed. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness\|Thomas Frognall Dibdin British Dictionary definitions for engraving engraving / (ɪnˈɡreɪvɪŋ) / noun the art of a person who engraves a block, plate, or other surface that has been engraved a print made from such a surface Other words from engraving Related adjective: glyptic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to engraving illustration, inscription, etching, lithograph, woodcut, impression, scratch, cutting, print, inscribing, chasing, intaglio, mezzotint, chiselling, rotogravure, photogravure, blocking, photoengraving, dry point, enchasing Cultural definitions for engraving engraving An artistic print made from a metal plate on which an artist has cut a design with a graver or a small chisel. (Compare etching.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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engraving

noun

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noun

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