Definition of graving

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Graving (n.) The act or art of carving figures in hard substances, esp. by incision or in intaglio..

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Vert :: Vert (n.) The color green, represented in a drawing or engraving by parallel lines sloping downward toward the right..
Anaglyptograph :: Anaglyptograph (n.) An instrument by which a correct engraving of any embossed object, such as a medal or cameo, can be executed..
Micrograph :: Micrograph (n.) An instrument for executing minute writing or engraving.
Or :: Or (n.) Yellow or gold color, -- represented in drawing or engraving by small dots..
Insculpture :: Insculpture (n.) An engraving, carving, or inscription..
Anaglyptography :: Anaglyptography (n.) The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; -- used in representing coins, bas-reliefs, etc..
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..
Xylographical :: Xylographical (a.) Of or pertaining to xylography, or wood engraving..
Photoglyphy :: Photoglyphy (n.) Photoglyphic engraving. See under Photoglyphic.
Reenter :: Reenter (v. t.) To cut deeper, as engraved lines on a plate of metal, when the engraving has not been deep enough, or the plate has become worn in printing..
Photogravure :: Photogravure (n.) A photoengraving; also, the process by which such a picture is produced..
Pointrel :: Pointrel (n.) A graving tool.
Pen :: Pen (n.) An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a goose or other bird, but now also of other materials, as of steel, gold, etc. Also, originally, a stylus or other instrument for scratching or graving..
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..
Graving :: Graving (n.) The act or art of carving figures in hard substances, esp. by incision or in intaglio..
Publication :: Publication (n.) The act of offering a book, pamphlet, engraving, etc., to the public by sale or by gratuitous distribution..
V :: V () V, the twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. V and U are only varieties of the same character, U being the cursive form, while V is better adapted for engraving, as in stone. The two letters were formerly used indiscriminately, and till a comparatively recent date words containing them were often classed together in dictionaries and other books of reference (see U). The letter V is from the Latin alphabet, where it was used both as a consonant (about like Engli
Stereotype :: Stereotype (n.) A plate forming an exact faximile of a page of type or of an engraving, used in printing books, etc.; specifically, a plate with type-metal face, used for printing..
Execution :: Execution (n.) The act of the mode of performing a work of art, of performing on an instrument, of engraving, etc.; as, the execution of a statue, painting, or piece of music..
Grave :: Grave (v. i.) To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving..
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