Definition of line engraving in English:

line engraving

noun

1An engraving made from a metal plate on which lines of varying thickness have been incised.
Example sentencesExamples
- They were line engravings of a particularly dim type which probably had some deep-seated affect on me.
- Those on the tour will be able to see line engravings of ibex - a type of antelope - and bison, as well as depictions of birds, horses and geometric patterns.
- Goupil published both of Michetti's 1872 Salon paintings as line engravings by Varin.
- In his later years his line engravings of biblical subjects, which were highly popular, earned him the nickname of ‘der Theologe mit dem Stifte’ (the theologian with the pencil).
- Rittner and Goupil had ascended to the pinnacle of the fine art publishing trade, their reputation for superb line engravings by the finest practitioners of that esteemed craft second to none in France.
- He was a former employee of Williams, Stevens, Williams and Company who published The Heart of the Andes as a line engraving in 1861.
- In the 1870s, Shakers outside Maine began to use commercial line engravings traced from photographs when they wanted to picture their home villages.
1. 1.1mass noun The art or technique of making line engravings.
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the case of line engraving, the movement of the engraving needle 3 is upward and downward vibrations at two levels depending upon whether the original article is black or white.
  This includes seal engraving, die-sinking, line engraving, carving and also grain setting of precious stones in jewellery.
  Though multi line engraving increases price due to increased production time, it has the added advantage of providing crisper and more detailed results.
  In line with print publishers' usual practice, Goupil, Vibert and Company classified its stock first by technique - line engraving, aquatint and mezzotint engraving, lithography - then by subject, such as views, portraits, and genre.
  They could be printed in books and newspapers only as some form of line engraving until the invention of the halftone printing plate in the 1880s, but thousands of original prints were for sale by dealers.
  Although McClure set Forrest to work on the engraving around 1863, the unfinished plate languished, as sometimes happened in the tedious practice of line engraving.
  A type of line engraving in which the lines are widely spaced.
  When Gillray, Rowlandson, and Cruikshank emerge as prominent caricaturists in the mid-1780s, they would use line engraving and etching, and by the turn of century the droll would virtually disappear.
  The woodcut is the senior member of the family of relief prints, differing fundamentally from intaglio methods such as etching or line engraving.
  It served as a model for the engraver, in this case Hermann Eichens, who rendered the subject in a costly combination of line engraving and aquatint.

Phrases

line engraver

Example sentencesExamples
- This combination of chemical and mechanical together with the artistic, is universal in line engraving.
- He was the most original line engraver of 16th-century France, who began as a goldsmith and was master of the Dijon guild 1509.

Derivatives

line-engraved

adjective

Thus the line-engraved ‘social’ satires issued by Matthew Darly, who for many years had a shop, with his wife, Mary (herself a printmaker), in the Strand, had a wide circulation.
Example sentencesExamples
- The early issues of Great Britain, from May 1840 until 1855, where printed almost exclusive using the line-engraved (gravure, recess) printing method.

line engraver

noun

He was the most original line engraver of 16th-century France, who began as a goldsmith and was master of the Dijon guild 1509.
Example sentencesExamples
- This combination of chemical and mechanical together with the artistic, is universal in line engraving.

Definition of line engraving in US English:

line engraving

nounenˈɡrāviNG

1An engraving made from a metal plate on which lines of varying thickness have been incised.
Example sentencesExamples
- He was a former employee of Williams, Stevens, Williams and Company who published The Heart of the Andes as a line engraving in 1861.
- Those on the tour will be able to see line engravings of ibex - a type of antelope - and bison, as well as depictions of birds, horses and geometric patterns.
- In his later years his line engravings of biblical subjects, which were highly popular, earned him the nickname of ‘der Theologe mit dem Stifte’ (the theologian with the pencil).
- Goupil published both of Michetti's 1872 Salon paintings as line engravings by Varin.
- Rittner and Goupil had ascended to the pinnacle of the fine art publishing trade, their reputation for superb line engravings by the finest practitioners of that esteemed craft second to none in France.
- They were line engravings of a particularly dim type which probably had some deep-seated affect on me.
- In the 1870s, Shakers outside Maine began to use commercial line engravings traced from photographs when they wanted to picture their home villages.
1. 1.1 The art or technique of making line engravings.
  Example sentencesExamples
  This includes seal engraving, die-sinking, line engraving, carving and also grain setting of precious stones in jewellery.
  The woodcut is the senior member of the family of relief prints, differing fundamentally from intaglio methods such as etching or line engraving.
  A type of line engraving in which the lines are widely spaced.
  In line with print publishers' usual practice, Goupil, Vibert and Company classified its stock first by technique - line engraving, aquatint and mezzotint engraving, lithography - then by subject, such as views, portraits, and genre.
  When Gillray, Rowlandson, and Cruikshank emerge as prominent caricaturists in the mid-1780s, they would use line engraving and etching, and by the turn of century the droll would virtually disappear.
  It served as a model for the engraver, in this case Hermann Eichens, who rendered the subject in a costly combination of line engraving and aquatint.
  They could be printed in books and newspapers only as some form of line engraving until the invention of the halftone printing plate in the 1880s, but thousands of original prints were for sale by dealers.
  Though multi line engraving increases price due to increased production time, it has the added advantage of providing crisper and more detailed results.
  In the case of line engraving, the movement of the engraving needle 3 is upward and downward vibrations at two levels depending upon whether the original article is black or white.
  Although McClure set Forrest to work on the engraving around 1863, the unfinished plate languished, as sometimes happened in the tedious practice of line engraving.

单词	line engraving
释义	Definition of line engraving in English: line engraving noun 1An engraving made from a metal plate on which lines of varying thickness have been incised. Example sentencesExamples They were line engravings of a particularly dim type which probably had some deep-seated affect on me. Those on the tour will be able to see line engravings of ibex - a type of antelope - and bison, as well as depictions of birds, horses and geometric patterns. Goupil published both of Michetti's 1872 Salon paintings as line engravings by Varin. In his later years his line engravings of biblical subjects, which were highly popular, earned him the nickname of ‘der Theologe mit dem Stifte’ (the theologian with the pencil). Rittner and Goupil had ascended to the pinnacle of the fine art publishing trade, their reputation for superb line engravings by the finest practitioners of that esteemed craft second to none in France. He was a former employee of Williams, Stevens, Williams and Company who published The Heart of the Andes as a line engraving in 1861. In the 1870s, Shakers outside Maine began to use commercial line engravings traced from photographs when they wanted to picture their home villages. 1.1mass noun The art or technique of making line engravings. Example sentencesExamples In the case of line engraving, the movement of the engraving needle 3 is upward and downward vibrations at two levels depending upon whether the original article is black or white. This includes seal engraving, die-sinking, line engraving, carving and also grain setting of precious stones in jewellery. Though multi line engraving increases price due to increased production time, it has the added advantage of providing crisper and more detailed results. In line with print publishers' usual practice, Goupil, Vibert and Company classified its stock first by technique - line engraving, aquatint and mezzotint engraving, lithography - then by subject, such as views, portraits, and genre. They could be printed in books and newspapers only as some form of line engraving until the invention of the halftone printing plate in the 1880s, but thousands of original prints were for sale by dealers. Although McClure set Forrest to work on the engraving around 1863, the unfinished plate languished, as sometimes happened in the tedious practice of line engraving. A type of line engraving in which the lines are widely spaced. When Gillray, Rowlandson, and Cruikshank emerge as prominent caricaturists in the mid-1780s, they would use line engraving and etching, and by the turn of century the droll would virtually disappear. The woodcut is the senior member of the family of relief prints, differing fundamentally from intaglio methods such as etching or line engraving. It served as a model for the engraver, in this case Hermann Eichens, who rendered the subject in a costly combination of line engraving and aquatint. Phrases line engraver Example sentencesExamples This combination of chemical and mechanical together with the artistic, is universal in line engraving. He was the most original line engraver of 16th-century France, who began as a goldsmith and was master of the Dijon guild 1509. Derivatives line-engraved adjective Thus the line-engraved ‘social’ satires issued by Matthew Darly, who for many years had a shop, with his wife, Mary (herself a printmaker), in the Strand, had a wide circulation. Example sentencesExamples The early issues of Great Britain, from May 1840 until 1855, where printed almost exclusive using the line-engraved (gravure, recess) printing method. line engraver noun He was the most original line engraver of 16th-century France, who began as a goldsmith and was master of the Dijon guild 1509. Example sentencesExamples This combination of chemical and mechanical together with the artistic, is universal in line engraving. noun.1 phr. Definition of line engraving in US English: line engraving nounenˈɡrāviNG 1An engraving made from a metal plate on which lines of varying thickness have been incised. Example sentencesExamples He was a former employee of Williams, Stevens, Williams and Company who published The Heart of the Andes as a line engraving in 1861. Those on the tour will be able to see line engravings of ibex - a type of antelope - and bison, as well as depictions of birds, horses and geometric patterns. In his later years his line engravings of biblical subjects, which were highly popular, earned him the nickname of ‘der Theologe mit dem Stifte’ (the theologian with the pencil). Goupil published both of Michetti's 1872 Salon paintings as line engravings by Varin. Rittner and Goupil had ascended to the pinnacle of the fine art publishing trade, their reputation for superb line engravings by the finest practitioners of that esteemed craft second to none in France. They were line engravings of a particularly dim type which probably had some deep-seated affect on me. In the 1870s, Shakers outside Maine began to use commercial line engravings traced from photographs when they wanted to picture their home villages. 1.1 The art or technique of making line engravings. Example sentencesExamples This includes seal engraving, die-sinking, line engraving, carving and also grain setting of precious stones in jewellery. The woodcut is the senior member of the family of relief prints, differing fundamentally from intaglio methods such as etching or line engraving. A type of line engraving in which the lines are widely spaced. In line with print publishers' usual practice, Goupil, Vibert and Company classified its stock first by technique - line engraving, aquatint and mezzotint engraving, lithography - then by subject, such as views, portraits, and genre. When Gillray, Rowlandson, and Cruikshank emerge as prominent caricaturists in the mid-1780s, they would use line engraving and etching, and by the turn of century the droll would virtually disappear. It served as a model for the engraver, in this case Hermann Eichens, who rendered the subject in a costly combination of line engraving and aquatint. They could be printed in books and newspapers only as some form of line engraving until the invention of the halftone printing plate in the 1880s, but thousands of original prints were for sale by dealers. Though multi line engraving increases price due to increased production time, it has the added advantage of providing crisper and more detailed results. In the case of line engraving, the movement of the engraving needle 3 is upward and downward vibrations at two levels depending upon whether the original article is black or white. Although McClure set Forrest to work on the engraving around 1863, the unfinished plate languished, as sometimes happened in the tedious practice of line engraving.
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