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Definition of engraving
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Engraving
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of
Engrav.
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Epigraphy
::
Epigraphy
(n.) The
science
of
inscriptions;
the art of
engraving
inscriptions
or of
deciphering
them.
Enchase
::
Enchase
(v. t.) To
chase;
to
ornament
by
embossing
or
engraving;
as, to
enchase
a watch
case..
Vignette
::
Vignette
(n.) A
decorative
design,
originally
representing
vine
branches
or
tendrils,
at the head of a
chapter,
of a
manuscript
or
printed
book, or in a
similar
position;
hence,
by
extension,
any small
picture
in a book;
hence,
also, as such
pictures
are often
without
a
definite
bounding
line, any
picture,
as an
engraving,
a
photograph,
or the like, which
vanishes
gradually
at the
edge..
Siderography
::
Siderography
(n.) The art or
practice
of steel
engraving;
especially,
the
process,
invented
by
Perkins,
of
multiplying
facsimiles
of an
engraved
steel plate by first
rolling
over it, when
hardened,
a soft steel
cylinder,
and then
rolling
the
cylinder,
when
hardened,
over a soft steel
plate,
which thus
becomes
a
facsimile
of the
original.
The
process
has been
superseded
by
electrotypy..
Copy
::
Copy (n.) An
imitation,
transcript,
or
reproduction
of an
original
work; as, a copy of a
letter,
an
engraving,
a
painting,
or a
statue..
Lapidary
::
Lapidary
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the art of
cutting
stones,
or
engraving
on
stones,
either
gems or
monuments;
as,
lapidary
ornamentation..
Engraving
::
Engraving
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of
Engrav.
Aquatinta
::
Aquatinta
(n.) A kind of
etching
in which
spaces
are
bitten
by the use of aqua
fortis,
by which an
effect
is
produced
resembling
a
drawing
in water
colors
or India ink; also, the
engraving
produced
by this
method..
Engraving
::
Engraving
(n.) The act or art of
producing
upon hard
material
incised
or
raised
patterns,
characters,
lines,
and the like;
especially,
the art of
producing
such
lines,
etc., in the
surface
of metal
plates
or
blocks
of wood.
Engraving
is used for the
decoration
of the
surface
itself;
also, for
producing
an
original,
from which a
pattern
or
design
may be
printed
on
paper..
Transfer
::
Transfer
(v. t.) To
remove
from one
substance
or
surface
to
another;
as, to
transfer
drawings
or
engravings
to a
lithographic
stone..
Or
::
Or (n.)
Yellow
or gold
color,
--
represented
in
drawing
or
engraving
by small
dots..
Crosshatching
::
Crosshatching
(n.) In
drawing
and line
engraving,
shading
with lines that cross one
another
at an
angle..
Hollow
::
Hollow
(v. t.) To make
hollow,
as by
digging,
cutting,
or
engraving;
to
excavate..
Delineation
::
Delineation
(n.) The act of
representing,
portraying,
or
describing,
as by
lines,
diagrams,
sketches,
etc.;
drawing
an
outline;
as, the
delineation
of a scene or face; in
drawing
and
engraving,
representation
by means of
lines,
as
distinguished
from
representation
by means of tints and
shades;
accurate
and
minute
representation,
as
distinguished
from art that is
careless
of
details,
or
subordinates
them
excessively..
Dark
::
Dark (n.) A dark shade or dark
passage
in a
painting,
engraving,
or the like; as, the light and darks are well
contrasted..
Woodcut
::
Woodcut
(n.) An
engraving
on wood; also, a print from it. Same as Wood cut, under
Wood..
Stipple
::
Stipple
(v. t.) To
engrave
by means of dots, in
distinction
from
engraving
in
lines..
Cist
::
Cist (n.) A box or
chest.
Specifically:
(a) A
bronze
receptacle,
round or oval,
frequently
decorated
with
engravings
on the sides and
cover,
and with feet,
handles,
etc., of
decorative
castings.
(b) A
cinerary
urn. See
Illustration
in
Appendix..
Presswork
::
Presswork
(n.) The art of
printing
from the
surface
of type,
plates,
or
engravings
in
relief,
by means of a
press;
the work so
done..
Foxed
::
Foxed (a.)
Discolored
or
stained;
-- said of
timber,
and also of the paper of books or
engravings..
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