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engraving

3 definitions • 2 examples
1
the activity of engraving
2
a picture printed onto paper from a piece of wood or metal into which the design has been cut
3
a picture or design printed on paper from a hard, usually metal, surface in which cuts have been made, or this process:

Examples:

[ C ] The museum owns many fine 18th-century engravings.
[ U ] The book describes the art of engraving.

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