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Definitions for Engraving
[1] the act or art of a person who or thing that engraves.
[2] 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.
[3] the design engraved.
[4] an engraved plate or block.
[5] an impression or print from this.
[6] to chase (letters, designs, etc.) on a hard surface, as of metal, stone, or the end grain of wood: She had the jeweler engrave her name on the back of the watch.
[7] to print from such a surface.
[8] to mark or ornament with incised letters, designs, etc.: He engraved the ring in a floral pattern.
[9] to impress deeply; infix: That image is engraved on my mind.
[10] the art of a person who engraves
[11] a block, plate, or other surface that has been engraved
[12] a print made from such a surface
[13] to inscribe (a design, writing, etc) onto (a block, plate, or other surface used for printing) by carving, etching with acid, or other process
[14] to print (designs or characters) from a printing plate so made
[15] to fix deeply or permanently in the mind
Words related to Engraving
illustration, inscription, etching, lithograph, woodcut, impression, scratch, cutting, print, chasing, intaglio, mezzotint, rotogravure, photogravure, blocking, photoengraving
Words nearby Engraving
engram, engraphia, engrave, engraver beetle, engraver's trick, engraving, engross, engrossed bill, engrossing, engrossment, engulf
Origin of Engraving
e1500–10; < Middle French engraver; see en-1, grave3
Other words from Engraving
en·grav·a·ble , adjective
en·grav·er , noun
re·en·grave , verb (used with object), re·en·graved, re·en·grav·ing.
su·per·en·grave , verb (used with object), su·per·en·graved, su·per·en·grav·ing.
un·der·en·grav·er , noun
un·en·graved , adjective
well-en·graved , adjective
Related adjective: glyptic
Word origin for Engraving
eC16: from en- 1 + grave ³, on the model of French engraver
Synonyms for Engraving
etching, illustration, inscription, lithograph, woodcut, blocking, chasing, chiselling, cutting, impression, inscribing, intaglio, mezzotint, photoengraving, photogravure, print, rotogravure, scratch, dry point, enchasing