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Style :: Style (v. t.) A sharp-pointed tool used in engraving; a graver.

Dactylioglyph :: Dactylioglyph (n.) The inscription of the engraver's name on a finger ring or gem.

Chalcographist :: Chalcographist (n.) An engraver on copper or brass; hence, an engraver of copper plates for printing upon paper..

Engrave :: Engrave (v. t.) To impress deeply; to infix, as if with a graver..

Delineate :: Delineate (v. t.) To indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to represent by sketch, design, or diagram; to sketch out; to portray; to picture; in drawing and engraving, to represent in lines, as with the pen, pencil, or graver; hence, to represent with accuracy and minuteness. See Delineation..

Engraver :: Engraver (n.) One who engraves; a person whose business it is to produce engraved work, especially on metal or wood..

Block :: Block (v. t.) A piece of box or other wood for engravers' work.

Zincographer :: Zincographer (n.) An engraver on zinc.

Exergue :: Exergue (n.) The small space beneath the base line of a subject engraved on a coin or medal. It usually contains the date, place, engraver's name, etc., or other subsidiary matter..

Flourish :: Flourish (n.) A fanciful stroke of the pen or graver; a merely decorative figure.

Engravery :: Engravery (n.) The trade or work of an engraver.

Burin :: Burin (n.) The manner or style of execution of an engraver; as, a soft burin; a brilliant burin..

Outline :: Outline (n.) In art: A line drawn by pencil, pen, graver, or the like, by which the boundary of a figure is indicated..

Photoxylography :: Photoxylography (n.) The process of producing a representation of an object on wood, by photography, for the use of the wood engraver..

Dactylioglyph :: Dactylioglyph (n.) An engraver of gems for rings and other ornaments.

Box :: Box (n.) A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B. suffruticosa), is much used for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc..

Scauper :: Scauper (n.) A tool with a semicircular edge, -- used by engravers to clear away the spaces between the lines of an engraving..

Diesinker :: Diesinker (n.) An engraver of dies for stamping coins, medals, etc..

Burin :: Burin (n.) The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line engraving. It is made of tempered steel, one end being ground off obliquely so as to produce a sharp point, and the other end inserted in a handle; a graver; also, the similarly shaped tool used by workers in marble..

Gravery :: Gravery (n.) The act, process, or art, of graving or carving; engraving..

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