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Lithoglyph :: Lithoglyph (n.) An engraving on a gem.

Engraving :: Engraving (n.) An impression from an engraved plate, block of wood, or other material; a print..

Or :: Or (n.) Yellow or gold color, -- represented in drawing or engraving by small dots..

Photogravure :: Photogravure (n.) A photoengraving; also, the process by which such a picture is produced..

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..

Celature :: Celature (n.) The act or art of engraving or embossing.

Epigraphy :: Epigraphy (n.) The science of inscriptions; the art of engraving inscriptions or of deciphering them.

Polytype :: Polytype (v. t.) To produce a polytype of; as, to polytype an engraving..

Hatching :: Hatching (n.) A mode of execution in engraving, drawing, and miniature painting, in which shading is produced by lines crossing each other at angles more or less acute; -- called also crosshatching..

Gypsography :: Gypsography (n.) The act or art of engraving on gypsum.

Grave :: Grave (v. i.) To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving..

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..

Glyptography :: Glyptography (n.) The art or process of engraving on precious stones.

Scarabee :: Scarabee (n.) A stylized representation of a scarab beetle in stone or faience; -- a symbol of resurrection, used by the ancient Egyptians as an ornament or a talisman, and in modern times used in jewelry, usually by engraving designs on cabuchon stones. Also used attributively; as, a scarab bracelet [a bracelet containing scarabs]; a scarab [the carved stone itelf]..

Photoglyphic :: Photoglyphic (a.) Pertaining to the art of engraving by the action of light.

Xylograph :: Xylograph (n.) An engraving on wood, or the impression from such an engraving; a print by xylography..

Vignette :: Vignette (v. t.) To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge insensibly fading away..

Lithoglyptics :: Lithoglyptics (n.) The art of cutting and engraving gems.

Etching :: Etching (n.) The act, art, or practice of engraving by means of acid which eats away lines or surfaces left unprotected in metal, glass, or the like. See Etch, v. t..

Insculpture :: Insculpture (n.) An engraving, carving, or inscription..

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